Barbados vs Sierra Leone: Kaya identity: drivers of CO₂ emissions
Barbados
1.37 million tonnes
in 2024
Sierra Leone
1.43 million tonnes
in 2024
Barbados rank
163rd
Sierra Leone rank
162nd
Kaya identity: drivers of CO₂ emissions over time
- Barbados
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 1.43 million tonnes against 1.37 million tonnes in Barbados, a difference of 69,110 tonnes.
That makes Sierra Leone'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 Sierra Leone ahead.
Barbados ranks 163rd and Sierra Leone ranks 162nd of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 4 and Sierra Leone in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 345,882 tonnes | 456,534 tonnes | 110,652 tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 530,547 tonnes | 627,277 tonnes | 96,730 tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 807,201 tonnes | 582,576 tonnes | 224,625 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1990s | 1.10 million tonnes | 293,120 tonnes | 808,705 tonnes | Barbados |
| 2000s | 1.45 million tonnes | 470,824 tonnes | 977,273 tonnes | Barbados |
| 2010s | 1.46 million tonnes | 974,583 tonnes | 485,283 tonnes | Barbados |
| 2020s | 1.29 million tonnes | 1.39 million tonnes | 97,312 tonnes | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher kaya identity: drivers of co₂ emissions, Barbados or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 1.43 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 Sierra Leone?
- 69,110 tonnes, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Sierra Leone?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Sierra Leone rank globally for kaya identity: drivers of co₂ emissions?
- Barbados ranks 163rd and Sierra Leone ranks 162nd 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.