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
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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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Indicator
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 34,488 data points, 1850–2024
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Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.