Barbados vs Hong Kong: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Barbados
5.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Hong Kong
5.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Barbados rank
65th
Hong Kong rank
67th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Barbados
- Hong Kong
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 5.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 5.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Hong Kong, a difference of 0.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Hong Kong ahead.
Barbados ranks 65th and Hong Kong ranks 67th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 4 and Hong Kong in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Hong Kong | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2815 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.756 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4745 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hong Kong |
| 1860s | 0.286 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2436 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hong Kong |
| 1870s | 0.2872 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1297 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hong Kong |
| 1880s | 0.2865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3805 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0939 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hong Kong |
| 1890s | 0.2857 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3282 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0425 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hong Kong |
| 1900s | 0.292 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2931 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0011 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hong Kong |
| 1910s | 0.3022 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2609 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0413 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Barbados |
| 1920s | 0.2985 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2326 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Barbados |
| 1930s | 0.3115 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2266 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0849 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Barbados |
| 1940s | 0.3402 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2312 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.109 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Barbados |
| 1950s | 0.9939 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0823 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hong Kong |
| 1960s | 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2112 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hong Kong |
| 1970s | 2.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2553 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hong Kong |
| 1980s | 3.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hong Kong |
| 1990s | 4.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hong Kong |
| 2000s | 6.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6341 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 5.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.766 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 5.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0476 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hong Kong |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Barbados or Hong Kong?
- Barbados, at 5.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 5.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Hong Kong as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Barbados and Hong Kong?
- 0.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Hong Kong?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Hong Kong rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Barbados ranks 65th and Hong Kong ranks 67th 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 greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. 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.