Barbados vs South Africa: Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas
Barbados
0.1301 tonnes per person
in 2024
South Africa
0.121 tonnes per person
in 2024
Barbados rank
98th
South Africa rank
99th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas over time
- Barbados
- South Africa
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 0.1301 tonnes per person against 0.121 tonnes per person in South Africa, a difference of 0.0091 tonnes per person.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1928 it was South Africa ahead.
Barbados ranks 98th and South Africa ranks 99th of 146 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1930s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1940s | 0.0177 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0177 tonnes per person | Barbados |
| 1990s | 0.146 tonnes per person | 0.0798 tonnes per person | 0.0661 tonnes per person | Barbados |
| 2000s | 0.1203 tonnes per person | 0.1123 tonnes per person | 0.008 tonnes per person | Barbados |
| 2010s | 0.138 tonnes per person | 0.1608 tonnes per person | 0.0228 tonnes per person | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.1096 tonnes per person | 0.1255 tonnes per person | 0.0158 tonnes per person | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions from gas, Barbados or South Africa?
- Barbados, at 0.1301 tonnes per person against 0.121 tonnes per person in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from gas between Barbados and South Africa?
- 0.0091 tonnes per person, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and South Africa?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1928 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and South Africa rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from gas?
- Barbados ranks 98th and South Africa ranks 99th of 146 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 gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from gas, measured in tonnes per person.