Barbados vs Maldives: Per capita CO₂ emissions from international aviation
Barbados
1,432 kilograms
in 2024
Maldives
1,639 kilograms
in 2024
Barbados rank
8th
Maldives rank
6th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from international aviation over time
- Barbados
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 1,639 kilograms against 1,432 kilograms in Barbados, a difference of 207 kilograms.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Maldives ahead.
Barbados ranks 8th and Maldives ranks 6th of 194 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,227 kilograms | 1,376 kilograms | 149.02 kilograms | Maldives |
| 2020s | 1,039 kilograms | 1,317 kilograms | 278.24 kilograms | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions from international aviation, Barbados or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 1,639 kilograms against 1,432 kilograms in Barbados as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from international aviation between Barbados and Maldives?
- 207 kilograms, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Maldives?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Maldives rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from international aviation?
- Barbados ranks 8th and Maldives ranks 6th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- OECD (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita CO₂ emissions from international aviation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
International aviation emissions are assigned to the country of departure. CO₂ emissions from commercial passenger flights only.