Barbados vs Guinea: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Barbados
5.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Guinea
5.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Barbados rank
91st
Guinea rank
94th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Barbados
- Guinea
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 5.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 5.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Guinea, a difference of 0.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Guinea ahead.
Barbados ranks 91st and Guinea ranks 94th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 3 and Guinea in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.6305 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 45.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 44.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea |
| 1860s | 0.6109 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea |
| 1870s | 0.6049 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea |
| 1880s | 0.5948 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea |
| 1890s | 0.5886 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea |
| 1900s | 0.5923 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea |
| 1910s | 0.6203 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea |
| 1920s | 0.6096 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 17.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 16.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea |
| 1930s | 0.6138 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 16.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 16.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea |
| 1940s | 0.7231 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 21.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 20.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea |
| 1950s | 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 16.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 15.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea |
| 1960s | 2.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea |
| 1970s | 3.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.877 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea |
| 1980s | 4.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8028 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Barbados |
| 1990s | 5.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Barbados |
| 2000s | 6.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Barbados |
| 2010s | 5.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea |
| 2020s | 5.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3858 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, Barbados or Guinea?
- Barbados, at 5.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 5.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions between Barbados and Guinea?
- 0.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Guinea?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Guinea rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Barbados ranks 91st and Guinea ranks 94th of 199 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 greenhouse gas 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.