Barbados vs South Korea: Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement
Barbados
0.3747 tonnes per person
in 2024
South Korea
0.3978 tonnes per person
in 2024
Barbados rank
14th
South Korea rank
12th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement over time
- Barbados
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 0.3978 tonnes per person against 0.3747 tonnes per person in Barbados, a difference of 0.0231 tonnes per person.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 116 shared years of data; in 1905 it was South Korea ahead.
Barbados ranks 14th and South Korea ranks 12th of 209 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1910s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1920s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1930s | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0006 tonnes per person | 0.0006 tonnes per person | South Korea |
| 1940s | 0 tonnes per person | 0.001 tonnes per person | 0.001 tonnes per person | South Korea |
| 1950s | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0021 tonnes per person | 0.0021 tonnes per person | South Korea |
| 1960s | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0297 tonnes per person | 0.0297 tonnes per person | South Korea |
| 1970s | 0 tonnes per person | 0.1416 tonnes per person | 0.1416 tonnes per person | South Korea |
| 1980s | 0.2255 tonnes per person | 0.2552 tonnes per person | 0.0298 tonnes per person | South Korea |
| 1990s | 0.3004 tonnes per person | 0.5288 tonnes per person | 0.2284 tonnes per person | South Korea |
| 2000s | 0.531 tonnes per person | 0.5343 tonnes per person | 0.0033 tonnes per person | South Korea |
| 2010s | 0.3148 tonnes per person | 0.5003 tonnes per person | 0.1855 tonnes per person | South Korea |
| 2020s | 0.3563 tonnes per person | 0.4373 tonnes per person | 0.081 tonnes per person | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions from cement, Barbados or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 0.3978 tonnes per person against 0.3747 tonnes per person in Barbados as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from cement between Barbados and South Korea?
- 0.0231 tonnes per person, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and South Korea?
- 116 years are reported by both, from 1905 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and South Korea rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from cement?
- Barbados ranks 14th and South Korea ranks 12th of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement, measured in tonnes per person.