Barbados vs Suriname: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Barbados
5.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Suriname
5.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Barbados rank
64th
Suriname rank
61st
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Barbados
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 5.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 5.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Barbados, a difference of 0.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 64th and Suriname ranks 61st of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 12 and Suriname in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2815 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1541 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1274 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Barbados |
| 1860s | 0.286 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1203 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Barbados |
| 1870s | 0.2872 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1837 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1036 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Barbados |
| 1880s | 0.2865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2031 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0834 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Barbados |
| 1890s | 0.2857 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2222 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0636 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Barbados |
| 1900s | 0.292 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2443 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0477 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Barbados |
| 1910s | 0.3022 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2365 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0657 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Barbados |
| 1920s | 0.2985 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2208 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0776 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Barbados |
| 1930s | 0.3115 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2208 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0907 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Barbados |
| 1940s | 0.3402 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2371 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.103 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Barbados |
| 1950s | 0.9939 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6916 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Suriname |
| 1960s | 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Suriname |
| 1970s | 2.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Suriname |
| 1980s | 3.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Suriname |
| 1990s | 4.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6968 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Suriname |
| 2000s | 6.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Barbados |
| 2010s | 5.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2482 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Barbados |
| 2020s | 5.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3484 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Suriname |
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 Suriname?
- Suriname, at 5.54 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 Suriname?
- 0.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Suriname?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Suriname rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Barbados ranks 64th and Suriname ranks 61st 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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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.