Barbados vs Seychelles: Per capita methane emissions
Barbados
0.5675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Seychelles
0.5803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Barbados rank
159th
Seychelles rank
158th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Barbados
- Seychelles
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 0.5803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.5675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Barbados, a difference of 0.0128 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 159th and Seychelles ranks 158th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 17 and Seychelles in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.4671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2104 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2567 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Barbados |
| 1860s | 0.4679 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.203 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Barbados |
| 1870s | 0.4688 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1965 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2723 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Barbados |
| 1880s | 0.4674 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1898 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2775 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Barbados |
| 1890s | 0.4663 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1725 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2938 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Barbados |
| 1900s | 0.4713 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1443 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.327 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Barbados |
| 1910s | 0.476 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1349 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3411 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Barbados |
| 1920s | 0.4572 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1488 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3084 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Barbados |
| 1930s | 0.4528 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1587 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2941 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Barbados |
| 1940s | 0.4856 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1788 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3068 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Barbados |
| 1950s | 0.6016 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.262 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3396 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Barbados |
| 1960s | 0.7319 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3668 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3651 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Barbados |
| 1970s | 0.9265 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4837 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4428 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Barbados |
| 1980s | 0.9131 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5606 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3525 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Barbados |
| 1990s | 0.7795 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5706 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2089 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Barbados |
| 2000s | 0.7189 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.594 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1249 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Barbados |
| 2010s | 0.602 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5898 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0122 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Barbados |
| 2020s | 0.5759 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5806 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0046 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Seychelles |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Barbados or Seychelles?
- Seychelles, at 0.5803 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 Seychelles?
- 0.0128 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Seychelles?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Seychelles rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Barbados ranks 159th and Seychelles ranks 158th 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.