Barbados vs Seychelles: Emissions of air pollutants

Barbados
17,001 tonnes
in 2022
Seychelles
17,214 tonnes
in 2022
Barbados rank
167th
Seychelles rank
165th

Emissions of air pollutants over time

  • Barbados
  • Seychelles
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How they compare

Seychelles currently reports 17,214 tonnes against 17,001 tonnes in Barbados, a difference of 213 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 167th and Seychelles ranks 165th of 220 countries.

Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 28 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Seychelles Difference Ahead
1750s 34.2 tonnes 0.8306 tonnes 33.37 tonnes Barbados
1760s 36.97 tonnes 0.8317 tonnes 36.14 tonnes Barbados
1770s 39.96 tonnes 0.8328 tonnes 39.12 tonnes Barbados
1780s 43.18 tonnes 0.8336 tonnes 42.35 tonnes Barbados
1790s 46.66 tonnes 0.8343 tonnes 45.83 tonnes Barbados
1800s 50.51 tonnes 0.8418 tonnes 49.67 tonnes Barbados
1810s 54.79 tonnes 0.8597 tonnes 53.93 tonnes Barbados
1820s 59.43 tonnes 0.88 tonnes 58.55 tonnes Barbados
1830s 64.44 tonnes 0.9003 tonnes 63.54 tonnes Barbados
1840s 69.87 tonnes 0.9206 tonnes 68.95 tonnes Barbados
1850s 79.26 tonnes 1.04 tonnes 78.22 tonnes Barbados
1860s 99.22 tonnes 1.12 tonnes 98.1 tonnes Barbados
1870s 120.15 tonnes 1.63 tonnes 118.52 tonnes Barbados
1880s 136.84 tonnes 1.78 tonnes 135.07 tonnes Barbados
1890s 126.73 tonnes 1.89 tonnes 124.84 tonnes Barbados
1900s 247.94 tonnes 2.35 tonnes 245.58 tonnes Barbados
1910s 516.05 tonnes 3.43 tonnes 512.62 tonnes Barbados
1920s 771.76 tonnes 5.92 tonnes 765.84 tonnes Barbados
1930s 1,636 tonnes 10.07 tonnes 1,626 tonnes Barbados
1940s 2,199 tonnes 16.61 tonnes 2,182 tonnes Barbados
1950s 3,305 tonnes 25.86 tonnes 3,279 tonnes Barbados
1960s 3,256 tonnes 94.49 tonnes 3,162 tonnes Barbados
1970s 10,906 tonnes 1,996 tonnes 8,911 tonnes Barbados
1980s 8,572 tonnes 6,117 tonnes 2,455 tonnes Barbados
1990s 14,884 tonnes 6,720 tonnes 8,163 tonnes Barbados
2000s 14,868 tonnes 12,292 tonnes 2,576 tonnes Barbados
2010s 18,509 tonnes 12,195 tonnes 6,314 tonnes Barbados
2020s 16,673 tonnes 16,098 tonnes 574.37 tonnes Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, Barbados or Seychelles?
Seychelles, at 17,214 tonnes against 17,001 tonnes in Barbados as of 2022.
What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants between Barbados and Seychelles?
213 tonnes, with Seychelles ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Seychelles?
273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
How do Barbados and Seychelles rank globally for emissions of air pollutants?
Barbados ranks 167th and Seychelles ranks 165th of 220 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Emissions of air pollutants
Unit
tonnes
Source
Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
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