Barbados vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Barbados
0.1665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo
0.1612 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Barbados rank
158th
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
160th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Barbados
- Democratic Republic of Congo
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 0.1665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.1612 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.0053 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
Barbados ranks 158th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 160th of 201 countries.
Democratic Republic of Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Democratic Republic of Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0201 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0774 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0573 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1860s | 0.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1870s | 0.0215 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0925 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.071 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1880s | 0.0235 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1133 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0898 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1890s | 0.0285 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1283 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0999 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1900s | 0.0446 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1553 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1107 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1910s | 0.0658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2218 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1561 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1920s | 0.068 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3238 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2559 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1930s | 0.0654 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3102 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2448 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1940s | 0.1008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5176 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1950s | 0.1692 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7828 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6135 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1960s | 0.1857 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4947 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.309 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1970s | 0.1592 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3944 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1980s | 0.1613 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.364 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2027 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1990s | 0.2091 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3448 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2000s | 0.1727 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2644 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0917 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2010s | 0.1618 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2028 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2020s | 0.1637 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1674 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0037 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Democratic Republic of Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Barbados or Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Barbados, at 0.1665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.1612 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Barbados and Democratic Republic of Congo?
- 0.0053 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Democratic Republic of Congo?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Barbados ranks 158th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 160th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.