Barbados vs Bhutan: Territorial and consumption-based CO₂ emissions
Barbados
1.37 million tonnes
in 2024
Bhutan
1.66 million tonnes
in 2024
Barbados rank
163rd
Bhutan rank
160th
Territorial and consumption-based CO₂ emissions over time
- Barbados
- Bhutan
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 1.66 million tonnes against 1.37 million tonnes in Barbados, a difference of 292,250 tonnes.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.2 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 163rd and Bhutan ranks 160th of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 5 and Bhutan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Bhutan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 530,547 tonnes | 6,595 tonnes | 523,952 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1980s | 807,201 tonnes | 101,489 tonnes | 705,712 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1990s | 1.10 million tonnes | 268,912 tonnes | 832,913 tonnes | Barbados |
| 2000s | 1.45 million tonnes | 496,832 tonnes | 951,265 tonnes | Barbados |
| 2010s | 1.46 million tonnes | 1.36 million tonnes | 104,479 tonnes | Barbados |
| 2020s | 1.29 million tonnes | 1.50 million tonnes | 212,494 tonnes | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher territorial and consumption-based co₂ emissions, Barbados or Bhutan?
- Bhutan, at 1.66 million tonnes against 1.37 million tonnes in Barbados as of 2024.
- What is the difference in territorial and consumption-based co₂ emissions between Barbados and Bhutan?
- 292,250 tonnes, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Bhutan?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Bhutan rank globally for territorial and consumption-based co₂ emissions?
- Barbados ranks 163rd and Bhutan ranks 160th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Territorial and consumption-based CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.