Barbados vs Fiji: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Barbados
1.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Fiji
1.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Barbados rank
165th
Fiji rank
163rd
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Barbados
- Fiji
How they compare
Fiji currently reports 1.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Barbados, a difference of 483,550 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Fiji's figure about 1.3 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 165th and Fiji ranks 163rd of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 13 and Fiji in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Fiji | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 40,366 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22,132 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18,234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1860s | 44,879 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24,560 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20,319 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1870s | 47,782 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27,257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20,525 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1880s | 50,649 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 30,733 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19,916 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1890s | 53,863 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 34,367 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19,496 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1900s | 53,836 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 37,582 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16,253 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1910s | 49,871 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 40,987 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8,883 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1920s | 49,114 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 42,184 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6,930 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1930s | 56,827 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 45,393 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11,434 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1940s | 68,553 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 55,240 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13,313 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1950s | 220,365 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 246,789 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 26,424 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Fiji |
| 1960s | 416,784 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 451,272 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 34,488 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Fiji |
| 1970s | 728,958 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 843,518 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 114,561 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Fiji |
| 1980s | 1.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 949,126 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 55,058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1990s | 1.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 176,460 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 2000s | 1.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 256,014 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 2010s | 1.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 75,954 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Fiji |
| 2020s | 1.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 427,938 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Fiji |
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 Fiji?
- Fiji, at 1.99 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 Fiji?
- 483,550 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Fiji ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Fiji?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Fiji rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Barbados ranks 165th and Fiji ranks 163rd 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.