Barbados vs Djibouti: Greenhouse gas emissions
Barbados
1.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Djibouti
2.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Barbados rank
170th
Djibouti rank
167th
Greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Barbados
- Djibouti
How they compare
Djibouti currently reports 2.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Barbados, a difference of 571,220 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Djibouti's figure about 1.4 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 170th and Djibouti ranks 167th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 15 and Djibouti in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Djibouti | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 90,341 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 33,299 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 57,041 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1860s | 95,831 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 45,997 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 49,834 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1870s | 100,635 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 51,850 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 48,785 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1880s | 105,133 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 54,223 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 50,911 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1890s | 110,965 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 52,546 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 58,419 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1900s | 109,171 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 57,130 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 52,041 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1910s | 102,334 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 61,172 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 41,162 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1920s | 100,252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 69,142 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 31,109 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1930s | 112,037 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 76,451 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 35,586 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1940s | 145,741 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 114,986 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 30,756 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1950s | 348,397 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 180,548 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 167,849 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1960s | 518,508 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 284,911 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 233,597 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1970s | 821,278 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 612,582 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 208,697 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1980s | 1.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 28,493 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1990s | 1.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 47,322 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Djibouti |
| 2000s | 1.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 62,723 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 2010s | 1.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 176,178 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Djibouti |
| 2020s | 1.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 595,770 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Djibouti |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions, Barbados or Djibouti?
- Djibouti, at 2.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Barbados as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions between Barbados and Djibouti?
- 571,220 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Djibouti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Djibouti?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Djibouti rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions?
- Barbados ranks 170th and Djibouti ranks 167th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Greenhouse gas emissions. 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.