Barbados vs South Korea: Methane emissions, per square kilometre
Barbados
371.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre
in 2024
South Korea
406.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre
in 2024
Barbados rank
17th
South Korea rank
14th
Methane emissions, per square kilometre over time
- Barbados
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 406.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre against 371.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in Barbados, a difference of 34.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 17th and South Korea ranks 14th of 195 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 418.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 203.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 214.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Barbados |
| 1970s | 540.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 245.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 294.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Barbados |
| 1980s | 541.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 329.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 211.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Barbados |
| 1990s | 473.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 307.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 166.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Barbados |
| 2000s | 447.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 292.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 155.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Barbados |
| 2010s | 389.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 296.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 93.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Barbados |
| 2020s | 377.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 374.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 3.42 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 South Korea?
- South Korea, at 406.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre against 371.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in Barbados as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions, per square kilometre between Barbados and South Korea?
- 34.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and South Korea?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and South Korea rank globally for methane emissions, per square kilometre?
- Barbados ranks 17th and South Korea ranks 14th 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.