Barbados vs Italy: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Barbados
5.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Italy
5.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Barbados rank
65th
Italy rank
64th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Barbados
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 5.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 5.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Barbados, a difference of 0.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Across all 175 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 65th and Italy ranks 64th of 198 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2815 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2941 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0126 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Italy |
| 1860s | 0.286 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3336 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0475 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Italy |
| 1870s | 0.2872 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3954 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1082 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Italy |
| 1880s | 0.2865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5381 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2516 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Italy |
| 1890s | 0.2857 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6351 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3494 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Italy |
| 1900s | 0.292 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7912 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4992 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Italy |
| 1910s | 0.3022 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6044 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Italy |
| 1920s | 0.2985 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7587 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Italy |
| 1930s | 0.3115 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8489 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Italy |
| 1940s | 0.3402 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9193 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5791 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Italy |
| 1950s | 0.9939 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8848 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Italy |
| 1960s | 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Italy |
| 1970s | 2.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Italy |
| 1980s | 3.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Italy |
| 1990s | 4.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Italy |
| 2000s | 6.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Italy |
| 2010s | 5.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9103 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Italy |
| 2020s | 5.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6762 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Italy |
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 Italy?
- Italy, at 5.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 5.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Barbados as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Barbados and Italy?
- 0.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Italy?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Italy rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Barbados ranks 65th and Italy ranks 64th 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.