Barbados vs Maldives: Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type
Barbados
4.33 tonnes per person
in 2024
Maldives
4.37 tonnes per person
in 2024
Barbados rank
38th
Maldives rank
37th
Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type over time
- Barbados
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 4.37 tonnes per person against 4.33 tonnes per person in Barbados, a difference of 0.04 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 38th and Maldives ranks 37th of 213 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.12 tonnes per person | 0.0729 tonnes per person | 2.05 tonnes per person | Barbados |
| 1980s | 2.79 tonnes per person | 0.3601 tonnes per person | 2.43 tonnes per person | Barbados |
| 1990s | 3.76 tonnes per person | 0.9889 tonnes per person | 2.77 tonnes per person | Barbados |
| 2000s | 4.74 tonnes per person | 2.09 tonnes per person | 2.64 tonnes per person | Barbados |
| 2010s | 4.78 tonnes per person | 3.13 tonnes per person | 1.65 tonnes per person | Barbados |
| 2020s | 4.1 tonnes per person | 4 tonnes per person | 0.0972 tonnes per person | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type, Barbados or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 4.37 tonnes per person against 4.33 tonnes per person in Barbados as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type between Barbados and Maldives?
- 0.04 tonnes per person, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Maldives?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Maldives rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type?
- Barbados ranks 38th and Maldives ranks 37th of 213 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 by fuel type. 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 oil, measured in tonnes per person.