Barbados vs Ghana: Per capita methane emissions
Barbados
0.5675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Ghana
0.5673 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Barbados rank
159th
Ghana rank
160th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Barbados
- Ghana
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 0.5675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.5673 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Ghana, a difference of 0.0002 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 159th and Ghana ranks 160th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 15 and Ghana in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.4671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3752 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0919 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Barbados |
| 1860s | 0.4679 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Barbados |
| 1870s | 0.4688 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3524 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1164 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Barbados |
| 1880s | 0.4674 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3775 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0898 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Barbados |
| 1890s | 0.4663 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.374 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0923 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Barbados |
| 1900s | 0.4713 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1125 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Barbados |
| 1910s | 0.476 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3827 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0933 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Barbados |
| 1920s | 0.4572 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4249 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0323 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Barbados |
| 1930s | 0.4528 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4751 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0223 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ghana |
| 1940s | 0.4856 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5267 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0411 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ghana |
| 1950s | 0.6016 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5255 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0762 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Barbados |
| 1960s | 0.7319 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2276 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Barbados |
| 1970s | 0.9265 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4874 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4391 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Barbados |
| 1980s | 0.9131 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4522 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4609 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Barbados |
| 1990s | 0.7795 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4716 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3079 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Barbados |
| 2000s | 0.7189 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.437 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2819 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Barbados |
| 2010s | 0.602 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5295 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0725 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Barbados |
| 2020s | 0.5759 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.578 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0021 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Barbados or Ghana?
- Barbados, at 0.5675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.5673 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Barbados and Ghana?
- 0.0002 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Ghana?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Ghana rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Barbados ranks 159th and Ghana ranks 160th 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 methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.