Barbados vs Sweden: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Barbados
5.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Sweden
5.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Barbados rank
91st
Sweden rank
92nd
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Barbados
- Sweden
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 5.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 5.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Sweden, a difference of 0.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Sweden ahead.
Barbados ranks 91st and Sweden ranks 92nd of 199 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.6305 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1860s | 0.6109 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1870s | 0.6049 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1880s | 0.5948 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1890s | 0.5886 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1900s | 0.5923 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1910s | 0.6203 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1920s | 0.6096 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1930s | 0.6138 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1940s | 0.7231 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1950s | 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1960s | 2.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1970s | 3.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1980s | 4.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1990s | 5.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 2000s | 6.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 2010s | 5.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 2020s | 5.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3128 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, Barbados or Sweden?
- Barbados, at 5.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 5.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions between Barbados and Sweden?
- 0.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Sweden?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Sweden rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Barbados ranks 91st and Sweden ranks 92nd 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.