Barbados vs Guinea-Bissau: Global sulphur dioxide (SO₂) emissions by world region
Barbados
2,387 tonnes
in 2022
Guinea-Bissau
2,155 tonnes
in 2022
Barbados rank
180th
Guinea-Bissau rank
181st
Global sulphur dioxide (SO₂) emissions by world region over time
- Barbados
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 2,387 tonnes against 2,155 tonnes in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 232 tonnes.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.1 times Guinea-Bissau's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 180th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 181st of 220 countries.
Across the 28 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 18 and Guinea-Bissau in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 13.86 tonnes | 12.09 tonnes | 1.77 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1760s | 14.92 tonnes | 11.83 tonnes | 3.09 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1770s | 16.06 tonnes | 11.58 tonnes | 4.48 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1780s | 17.28 tonnes | 11.33 tonnes | 5.95 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1790s | 18.58 tonnes | 11.09 tonnes | 7.49 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1800s | 19.96 tonnes | 10.84 tonnes | 9.12 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1810s | 21.43 tonnes | 10.74 tonnes | 10.69 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1820s | 22.99 tonnes | 10.8 tonnes | 12.2 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1830s | 24.64 tonnes | 10.85 tonnes | 13.79 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1840s | 26.39 tonnes | 10.91 tonnes | 15.48 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1850s | 28.38 tonnes | 11.08 tonnes | 17.3 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1860s | 34.74 tonnes | 11.49 tonnes | 23.25 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1870s | 38.84 tonnes | 123.36 tonnes | 84.52 tonnes | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1880s | 42.03 tonnes | 132.98 tonnes | 90.95 tonnes | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1890s | 41.56 tonnes | 78.45 tonnes | 36.89 tonnes | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1900s | 40.01 tonnes | 59.17 tonnes | 19.17 tonnes | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1910s | 36.2 tonnes | 70.22 tonnes | 34.02 tonnes | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1920s | 34.38 tonnes | 87.5 tonnes | 53.12 tonnes | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1930s | 49.14 tonnes | 105.16 tonnes | 56.02 tonnes | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1940s | 50.23 tonnes | 120.24 tonnes | 70.01 tonnes | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1950s | 174.87 tonnes | 198.28 tonnes | 23.42 tonnes | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1960s | 325.82 tonnes | 446.01 tonnes | 120.19 tonnes | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1970s | 5,081 tonnes | 780.67 tonnes | 4,300 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1980s | 3,828 tonnes | 1,225 tonnes | 2,603 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1990s | 7,315 tonnes | 1,320 tonnes | 5,995 tonnes | Barbados |
| 2000s | 3,556 tonnes | 1,307 tonnes | 2,250 tonnes | Barbados |
| 2010s | 3,329 tonnes | 1,476 tonnes | 1,852 tonnes | Barbados |
| 2020s | 2,307 tonnes | 1,920 tonnes | 386.63 tonnes | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global sulphur dioxide (so₂) emissions by world region, Barbados or Guinea-Bissau?
- Barbados, at 2,387 tonnes against 2,155 tonnes in Guinea-Bissau as of 2022.
- What is the difference in global sulphur dioxide (so₂) emissions by world region between Barbados and Guinea-Bissau?
- 232 tonnes, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Guinea-Bissau?
- 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
- How do Barbados and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for global sulphur dioxide (so₂) emissions by world region?
- Barbados ranks 180th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 181st of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Global sulphur dioxide (SO₂) emissions by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Sulfur dioxide (SO₂) is an air pollutant formed from the burning of fuels that contain sulfur, such as coal. SO₂ is one of the main chemicals that forms acid rain.