Barbados vs Nauru: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Barbados
5.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Nauru
5.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Barbados rank
90th
Nauru rank
92nd
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Barbados
- Nauru
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 5.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 5.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Nauru, a difference of 0.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 90th and Nauru ranks 92nd of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 14 and Nauru in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Nauru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.6305 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0942 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5363 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Barbados |
| 1860s | 0.6109 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1029 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5079 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Barbados |
| 1870s | 0.6049 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1173 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4876 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Barbados |
| 1880s | 0.5948 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1366 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4582 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Barbados |
| 1890s | 0.5886 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1543 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4343 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Barbados |
| 1900s | 0.5923 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1743 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.418 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Barbados |
| 1910s | 0.6203 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1936 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4266 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Barbados |
| 1920s | 0.6096 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1785 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4311 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Barbados |
| 1930s | 0.6138 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1636 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4502 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Barbados |
| 1940s | 0.7231 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5419 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Barbados |
| 1950s | 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1802 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Barbados |
| 1960s | 2.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nauru |
| 1970s | 3.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nauru |
| 1980s | 4.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 16.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nauru |
| 1990s | 5.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nauru |
| 2000s | 6.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1274 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Barbados |
| 2010s | 5.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Barbados |
| 2020s | 5.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Barbados |
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 Nauru?
- Barbados, at 5.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 5.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Nauru as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between Barbados and Nauru?
- 0.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Nauru?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Nauru rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Barbados ranks 90th and Nauru ranks 92nd of 198 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.