Barbados vs Eritrea: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Barbados
1.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Eritrea
2.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Barbados rank
165th
Eritrea rank
162nd
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Barbados
- Eritrea
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 2.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Barbados, a difference of 773,800 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.5 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Eritrea ahead.
Barbados ranks 165th and Eritrea ranks 162nd of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 3 and Eritrea in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Eritrea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 40,366 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 59,241 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18,875 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 1860s | 44,879 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 64,813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19,934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 1870s | 47,782 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 72,216 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24,434 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 1880s | 50,649 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 81,249 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 30,600 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 1890s | 53,863 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 91,643 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 37,780 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 1900s | 53,836 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 108,617 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 54,781 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 1910s | 49,871 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 141,449 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 91,579 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 1920s | 49,114 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 187,684 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 138,571 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 1930s | 56,827 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 244,303 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 187,476 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 1940s | 68,553 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 315,939 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 247,386 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 1950s | 220,365 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 384,695 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 164,329 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 1960s | 416,784 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 477,668 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 60,884 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 1970s | 728,958 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 601,899 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 127,059 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1980s | 1.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 757,463 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 246,721 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1990s | 1.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 146,394 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 1.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 63,503 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 2010s | 1.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 279,576 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 1.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 768,430 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Barbados or Eritrea?
- Eritrea, at 2.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Barbados as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Barbados and Eritrea?
- 773,800 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Eritrea?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Eritrea rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Barbados ranks 165th and Eritrea ranks 162nd of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.