Barbados vs Iraq: Methane emissions, per square kilometre
Barbados
371.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre
in 2024
Iraq
359.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre
in 2024
Barbados rank
17th
Iraq rank
18th
Methane emissions, per square kilometre over time
- Barbados
- Iraq
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 371.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre against 359.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in Iraq, a difference of 12.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 17th and Iraq ranks 18th of 195 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 418.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 130.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 287.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Barbados |
| 1970s | 540.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 222.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 317.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Barbados |
| 1980s | 541.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 192.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 348.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Barbados |
| 1990s | 473.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 105.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 368.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Barbados |
| 2000s | 447.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 167.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 279.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Barbados |
| 2010s | 389.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 307.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 82.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Barbados |
| 2020s | 377.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 361.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 16.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, per square kilometre, Barbados or Iraq?
- Barbados, at 371.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre against 359.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in Iraq as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions, per square kilometre between Barbados and Iraq?
- 12.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Iraq?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Iraq rank globally for methane emissions, per square kilometre?
- Barbados ranks 17th and Iraq ranks 18th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Methane emissions, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Methane emissions divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.