Barbados vs Nicaragua: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Barbados
5.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Nicaragua
5.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Barbados rank
90th
Nicaragua rank
88th
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Barbados
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 5.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 5.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Barbados, a difference of 0.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Barbados ranks 90th and Nicaragua ranks 88th of 198 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.6305 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 19.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 1860s | 0.6109 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 1870s | 0.6049 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 20.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 20.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 1880s | 0.5948 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 22.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 21.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 1890s | 0.5886 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 23.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 23.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 1900s | 0.5923 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 22.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 21.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 1910s | 0.6203 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 21.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 20.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 1920s | 0.6096 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 36.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 36.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 1930s | 0.6138 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 36.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 35.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 1940s | 0.7231 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 43.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 42.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 1950s | 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 44.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 42.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 1960s | 2.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 19.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 17.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 3.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 4.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 5.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 15.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 6.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 5.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5561 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 5.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2205 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
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 Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 5.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 5.46 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 Nicaragua?
- 0.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Nicaragua?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Nicaragua rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Barbados ranks 90th and Nicaragua ranks 88th 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.