Barbados vs Tonga: Methane emissions
Barbados
160,307 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Tonga
104,449 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Barbados rank
175th
Tonga rank
177th
Methane emissions over time
- Barbados
- Tonga
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 160,307 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 104,449 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Tonga, a difference of 55,858 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.5 times Tonga's.
Across all 175 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 175th and Tonga ranks 177th of 199 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 66,967 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16,948 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 50,020 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1860s | 73,406 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17,737 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 55,669 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1870s | 77,999 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18,364 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 59,636 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1880s | 82,613 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19,017 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 63,596 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1890s | 87,901 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19,692 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 68,209 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1900s | 86,907 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20,377 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 66,530 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1910s | 78,550 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21,001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 57,549 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1920s | 75,189 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21,527 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 53,662 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1930s | 82,677 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22,013 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 60,663 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1940s | 97,763 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22,369 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 75,394 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1950s | 133,126 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25,965 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 107,161 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1960s | 176,721 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 36,654 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 140,067 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1970s | 232,237 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 62,142 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 170,095 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1980s | 232,821 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 92,802 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 140,019 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1990s | 203,648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 91,961 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 111,686 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 2000s | 192,350 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 95,073 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 97,277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 2010s | 167,630 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 99,315 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 68,315 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 2020s | 162,526 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 103,504 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 59,022 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Barbados or Tonga?
- Barbados, at 160,307 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 104,449 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Tonga as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Barbados and Tonga?
- 55,858 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Tonga?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Tonga rank globally for methane emissions?
- Barbados ranks 175th and Tonga ranks 177th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Methane emissions. 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.