Barbados vs India: Per capita methane emissions
Barbados
0.5675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
India
0.5922 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Barbados rank
159th
India rank
157th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Barbados
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 0.5922 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.5675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Barbados, a difference of 0.0247 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was India ahead.
Barbados ranks 159th and India ranks 157th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 5 and India in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.4671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8542 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3871 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | India |
| 1860s | 0.4679 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.859 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3911 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | India |
| 1870s | 0.4688 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8663 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3974 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | India |
| 1880s | 0.4674 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8706 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4032 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | India |
| 1890s | 0.4663 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8762 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4099 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | India |
| 1900s | 0.4713 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8438 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3726 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | India |
| 1910s | 0.476 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8083 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3323 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | India |
| 1920s | 0.4572 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3582 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | India |
| 1930s | 0.4528 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.821 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3681 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | India |
| 1940s | 0.4856 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9197 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4341 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | India |
| 1950s | 0.6016 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4213 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | India |
| 1960s | 0.7319 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9544 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2226 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | India |
| 1970s | 0.9265 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8436 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0829 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Barbados |
| 1980s | 0.9131 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7891 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.124 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Barbados |
| 1990s | 0.7795 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6954 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0841 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Barbados |
| 2000s | 0.7189 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6289 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Barbados |
| 2010s | 0.602 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.592 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0099 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Barbados |
| 2020s | 0.5759 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5849 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Barbados or India?
- India, at 0.5922 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.5675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Barbados as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Barbados and India?
- 0.0247 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and India?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and India rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Barbados ranks 159th and India ranks 157th 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.