Barbados vs Macao: Greenhouse gas emissions
Barbados
1.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Macao
1.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Barbados rank
170th
Macao rank
173rd
Greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Barbados
- Macao
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 1.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Macao, a difference of 373,230 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.3 times Macao's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 170th and Macao ranks 173rd of 199 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Macao | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 90,341 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9,475 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 80,866 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1860s | 95,831 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10,810 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 85,021 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1870s | 100,635 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12,159 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 88,477 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1880s | 105,133 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13,516 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 91,617 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1890s | 110,965 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14,876 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 96,089 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1900s | 109,171 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16,325 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 92,846 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1910s | 102,334 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17,877 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 84,457 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1920s | 100,252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19,409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 80,843 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1930s | 112,037 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22,008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 90,028 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1940s | 145,741 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 28,514 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 117,227 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1950s | 348,397 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 44,904 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 303,493 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1960s | 518,508 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 148,231 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 370,276 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1970s | 821,278 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 314,053 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 507,226 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1980s | 1.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 780,812 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 306,194 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1990s | 1.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 115,202 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 2000s | 1.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 105,133 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 2010s | 1.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 150,814 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 2020s | 1.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 311,476 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions, Barbados or Macao?
- Barbados, at 1.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Macao as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions between Barbados and Macao?
- 373,230 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Macao?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Macao rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions?
- Barbados ranks 170th and Macao ranks 173rd 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.