How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Italy?

175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Barbados vs Italy: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions

Barbados

5.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person

in 2024

Italy

5.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person

in 2024

Barbados rank

64th

Italy rank

63rd

Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time

Barbados
Italy

How they compare

Italy currently reports 5.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 5.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Barbados, a difference of 0.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.

Across all 175 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

Barbados ranks 64th and Italy ranks 63rd of 197 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Barbados	Italy	Difference	Ahead
1850s	0.2815 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person	0.2941 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person	0.0126 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person	Italy
1860s	0.286 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person	0.3336 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person	0.0475 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person	Italy
1870s	0.2872 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person	0.3954 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person	0.1082 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person	Italy
1880s	0.2865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person	0.5381 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person	0.2516 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person	Italy
1890s	0.2857 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person	0.6351 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person	0.3494 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person	Italy
1900s	0.292 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person	0.7912 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person	0.4992 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person	Italy
1910s	0.3022 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person	0.9066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person	0.6044 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person	Italy
1920s	0.2985 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person	1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person	0.7587 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person	Italy
1930s	0.3115 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person	1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person	0.8489 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person	Italy
1940s	0.3402 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person	0.9193 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person	0.5791 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person	Italy
1950s	0.9939 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person	1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person	0.8848 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person	Italy
1960s	1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person	4.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person	2.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person	Italy
1970s	2.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person	7.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person	4.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person	Italy
1980s	3.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person	7.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person	3.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person	Italy
1990s	4.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person	8.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person	3.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person	Italy
2000s	6.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person	8.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person	2.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person	Italy
2010s	5.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person	6.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person	0.9103 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person	Italy
2020s	5.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person	5.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person	0.6762 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person	Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions, Barbados or Italy?: Italy, at 5.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 5.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Barbados as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between Barbados and Italy?: 0.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Italy?: 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Barbados and Italy rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?: Barbados ranks 64th and Italy ranks 63rd of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Unit: tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Source: Jones et al. (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: 197 places, 33,567 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.