Barbados vs Equatorial Guinea: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas
Barbados
47,038 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea
51,667 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Barbados rank
175th
Equatorial Guinea rank
173rd
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas over time
- Barbados
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 51,667 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 47,038 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Barbados, a difference of 4,629 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 175th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 173rd of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 15 and Equatorial Guinea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Equatorial Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2,886 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,141 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 744.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1860s | 3,135 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,316 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 818.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1870s | 3,574 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,701 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 872.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1880s | 4,150 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,237 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 913.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1890s | 5,372 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,633 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,739 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1900s | 8,169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4,166 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4,003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1910s | 10,842 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4,981 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5,860 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1920s | 11,169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6,181 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4,988 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1930s | 11,951 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6,850 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5,101 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1940s | 20,368 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11,706 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8,662 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1950s | 37,526 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16,647 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20,879 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1960s | 44,674 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17,458 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27,216 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1970s | 39,887 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19,206 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20,681 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1980s | 41,143 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25,715 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15,428 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1990s | 54,635 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 32,196 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22,439 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 2000s | 46,234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 48,199 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,965 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 45,071 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 54,907 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9,836 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 46,208 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 51,562 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5,354 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, Barbados or Equatorial Guinea?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 51,667 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 47,038 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Barbados as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas between Barbados and Equatorial Guinea?
- 4,629 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Equatorial Guinea?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas?
- Barbados ranks 175th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 173rd of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Greenhouse gas emissions by gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.