Barbados vs Fiji: Greenhouse gas emissions
Barbados
1.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Fiji
1.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Barbados rank
170th
Fiji rank
171st
Greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Barbados
- Fiji
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 1.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Fiji, a difference of 235,110 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.2 times Fiji's.
The two have swapped places 29 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Fiji ahead.
Barbados ranks 170th and Fiji ranks 171st of 199 countries.
Fiji has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Fiji | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 90,341 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 945,774 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Fiji |
| 1860s | 95,831 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 422,223 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 326,392 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Fiji |
| 1870s | 100,635 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 348,371 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 247,736 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Fiji |
| 1880s | 105,133 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 279,778 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 174,644 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Fiji |
| 1890s | 110,965 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 281,516 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 170,551 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Fiji |
| 1900s | 109,171 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 405,791 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 296,620 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Fiji |
| 1910s | 102,334 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 569,144 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 466,809 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Fiji |
| 1920s | 100,252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 551,532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 451,281 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Fiji |
| 1930s | 112,037 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Fiji |
| 1940s | 145,741 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Fiji |
| 1950s | 348,397 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 962,485 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Fiji |
| 1960s | 518,508 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 772,443 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Fiji |
| 1970s | 821,278 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Fiji |
| 1980s | 1.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Fiji |
| 1990s | 1.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Fiji |
| 2000s | 1.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 698,427 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Fiji |
| 2010s | 1.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 617,653 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Fiji |
| 2020s | 1.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 354,420 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Fiji |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions, Barbados or Fiji?
- Barbados, at 1.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Fiji as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions between Barbados and Fiji?
- 235,110 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Barbados 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 greenhouse gas emissions?
- Barbados ranks 170th and Fiji ranks 171st 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.