Barbados vs Seychelles: Per capita CO₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use
Barbados
4.83 tonnes per person
in 2024
Seychelles
5 tonnes per person
in 2024
Barbados rank
68th
Seychelles rank
65th
Per capita CO₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use over time
- Barbados
- Seychelles
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 5 tonnes per person against 4.83 tonnes per person in Barbados, a difference of 0.17 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 62 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 68th and Seychelles ranks 65th of 208 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 6 and Seychelles in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.22 tonnes per person | 0.1483 tonnes per person | 1.07 tonnes per person | Barbados |
| 1970s | 2.12 tonnes per person | 1.02 tonnes per person | 1.09 tonnes per person | Barbados |
| 1980s | 3.16 tonnes per person | 2.03 tonnes per person | 1.13 tonnes per person | Barbados |
| 1990s | 4.22 tonnes per person | 2.78 tonnes per person | 1.44 tonnes per person | Barbados |
| 2000s | 5.4 tonnes per person | 4.22 tonnes per person | 1.18 tonnes per person | Barbados |
| 2010s | 5.24 tonnes per person | 4.64 tonnes per person | 0.6026 tonnes per person | Barbados |
| 2020s | 4.57 tonnes per person | 4.99 tonnes per person | 0.427 tonnes per person | Seychelles |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use, Barbados or Seychelles?
- Seychelles, at 5 tonnes per person against 4.83 tonnes per person in Barbados as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use between Barbados and Seychelles?
- 0.17 tonnes per person, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Seychelles?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Seychelles rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use?
- Barbados ranks 68th and Seychelles ranks 65th of 208 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 vs. per capita energy use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.