Barbados vs Fiji: Kaya identity: drivers of CO₂ emissions
Barbados
1.37 million tonnes
in 2024
Fiji
1.45 million tonnes
in 2024
Barbados rank
163rd
Fiji rank
161st
Kaya identity: drivers of CO₂ emissions over time
- Barbados
- Fiji
How they compare
Fiji currently reports 1.45 million tonnes against 1.37 million tonnes in Barbados, a difference of 80,150 tonnes.
That makes Fiji's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Fiji ahead.
Barbados ranks 163rd and Fiji ranks 161st of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 4 and Fiji in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Fiji | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 345,882 tonnes | 369,879 tonnes | 23,998 tonnes | Fiji |
| 1970s | 530,547 tonnes | 636,366 tonnes | 105,818 tonnes | Fiji |
| 1980s | 807,201 tonnes | 680,889 tonnes | 126,312 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1990s | 1.10 million tonnes | 743,148 tonnes | 358,677 tonnes | Barbados |
| 2000s | 1.45 million tonnes | 969,992 tonnes | 478,105 tonnes | Barbados |
| 2010s | 1.46 million tonnes | 1.23 million tonnes | 226,207 tonnes | Barbados |
| 2020s | 1.29 million tonnes | 1.33 million tonnes | 46,424 tonnes | Fiji |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher kaya identity: drivers of co₂ emissions, Barbados or Fiji?
- Fiji, at 1.45 million tonnes against 1.37 million tonnes in Barbados as of 2024.
- What is the difference in kaya identity: drivers of co₂ emissions between Barbados and Fiji?
- 80,150 tonnes, with Fiji ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Fiji?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Fiji rank globally for kaya identity: drivers of co₂ emissions?
- Barbados ranks 163rd and Fiji ranks 161st of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Kaya identity: drivers of CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.