Barbados vs Sierra Leone: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Barbados
0.1665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Sierra Leone
0.169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Barbados rank
158th
Sierra Leone rank
156th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Barbados
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 0.169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.1665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Barbados, a difference of 0.0025 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Barbados ranks 158th and Sierra Leone ranks 156th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0201 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0305 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1860s | 0.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0513 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0314 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1870s | 0.0215 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0577 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0362 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1880s | 0.0235 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0673 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0438 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1890s | 0.0285 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0713 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0428 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1900s | 0.0446 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0763 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0317 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1910s | 0.0658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0902 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0244 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1920s | 0.068 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1128 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0449 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1930s | 0.0654 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.108 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0426 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1940s | 0.1008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1883 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0875 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1950s | 0.1692 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2431 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0739 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1960s | 0.1857 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.204 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 0.1592 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2072 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.048 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 0.1613 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0321 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 0.2091 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1749 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0342 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Barbados |
| 2000s | 0.1727 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1741 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0014 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 0.1618 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1905 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0286 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 0.1637 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1659 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0021 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Barbados or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 0.169 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 Sierra Leone?
- 0.0025 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Sierra Leone?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Sierra Leone rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Barbados ranks 158th and Sierra Leone ranks 156th 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.