Barbados vs Papua New Guinea: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Barbados
0.1665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
0.1709 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Barbados rank
158th
Papua New Guinea rank
155th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Barbados
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.1709 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.1665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Barbados, a difference of 0.0044 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Barbados ranks 158th and Papua New Guinea ranks 155th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0201 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0237 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0036 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1860s | 0.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.025 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0051 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1870s | 0.0215 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0292 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0077 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1880s | 0.0235 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0352 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0118 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1890s | 0.0285 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0406 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0122 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1900s | 0.0446 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0493 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0047 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1910s | 0.0658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0898 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.024 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1920s | 0.068 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0886 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1930s | 0.0654 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1452 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0797 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1940s | 0.1008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.141 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0403 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1950s | 0.1692 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1516 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0177 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Barbados |
| 1960s | 0.1857 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1866 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 0.1592 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2641 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.105 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.1613 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3185 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1572 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.2091 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0975 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.1727 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2617 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.089 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.1618 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0388 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.1637 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1741 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0103 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Barbados or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.1709 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.1665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Barbados as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Barbados and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0044 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Papua New Guinea?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Papua New Guinea rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Barbados ranks 158th and Papua New Guinea ranks 155th 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.