Barbados vs South America: Waste — Emissions Share
Barbados
75.85 %
in 2023
South America
19.31 %
in 2023
Barbados rank
16th
South America rank
23rd
Waste — Emissions Share over time
- Barbados
- South America
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 75.85 % against 19.31 % in South America, a difference of 56.54 %.
That makes Barbados's figure about 3.9 times South America's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 16th and South America ranks 23rd of 187 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.38 % | 15.65 % | 45.73 % | Barbados |
| 2000s | 65.78 % | 16.86 % | 48.92 % | Barbados |
| 2010s | 72.17 % | 18.25 % | 53.92 % | Barbados |
| 2020s | 75.19 % | 19.39 % | 55.8 % | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions share, Barbados or South America?
- Barbados, at 75.85 % against 19.31 % in South America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions share between Barbados and South America?
- 56.54 %, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and South America?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and South America rank globally for waste — emissions share?
- Barbados ranks 16th and South America ranks 23rd of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions Share (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.