Bahamas vs Barbados: Carbon intensity of GDP

Bahamas
0.1071 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Barbados
0.1125 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Bahamas rank
174th
Barbados rank
172nd

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Bahamas
  • Barbados
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How they compare

Barbados currently reports 0.1125 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.1071 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Bahamas, a difference of 0.0054 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.

That makes Barbados's figure about 1.1 times Bahamas's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Bahamas ahead.

Bahamas ranks 174th and Barbados ranks 172nd of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 3 and Barbados in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahamas Barbados Difference Ahead
1970s 0.3405 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.104 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2365 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Bahamas
1980s 0.1439 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1012 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0427 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Bahamas
1990s 0.1276 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1171 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0105 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Bahamas
2000s 0.0938 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1078 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.014 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Barbados
2010s 0.0997 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1274 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0277 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Barbados
2020s 0.1138 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.121 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0073 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Bahamas or Barbados?
Barbados, at 0.1125 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.1071 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Bahamas as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Bahamas and Barbados?
0.0054 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Barbados?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Bahamas and Barbados rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Bahamas ranks 174th and Barbados ranks 172nd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP)
Unit
kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
Source
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
246 places, 12,443 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF divided by the GDP in constant 2021 US$.