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
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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

Indicator
Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
213 places, 21,415 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

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