Barbados vs Guadeloupe: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions
Barbados
2,387 tonnes
in 2022
Guadeloupe
2,767 tonnes
in 2022
Barbados rank
180th
Guadeloupe rank
179th
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions over time
- Barbados
- Guadeloupe
How they compare
Guadeloupe currently reports 2,767 tonnes against 2,387 tonnes in Barbados, a difference of 380 tonnes.
That makes Guadeloupe's figure about 1.2 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Guadeloupe ahead.
Barbados ranks 180th and Guadeloupe ranks 179th of 220 countries.
Across the 28 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 8 and Guadeloupe in 20.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Guadeloupe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 13.86 tonnes | 17.11 tonnes | 3.25 tonnes | Guadeloupe |
| 1760s | 14.92 tonnes | 18.42 tonnes | 3.5 tonnes | Guadeloupe |
| 1770s | 16.06 tonnes | 19.82 tonnes | 3.76 tonnes | Guadeloupe |
| 1780s | 17.28 tonnes | 21.31 tonnes | 4.03 tonnes | Guadeloupe |
| 1790s | 18.58 tonnes | 22.9 tonnes | 4.33 tonnes | Guadeloupe |
| 1800s | 19.96 tonnes | 24.6 tonnes | 4.64 tonnes | Guadeloupe |
| 1810s | 21.43 tonnes | 25.84 tonnes | 4.41 tonnes | Guadeloupe |
| 1820s | 22.99 tonnes | 26.46 tonnes | 3.47 tonnes | Guadeloupe |
| 1830s | 24.64 tonnes | 27.07 tonnes | 2.43 tonnes | Guadeloupe |
| 1840s | 26.39 tonnes | 27.66 tonnes | 1.28 tonnes | Guadeloupe |
| 1850s | 28.38 tonnes | 28.96 tonnes | 0.579 tonnes | Guadeloupe |
| 1860s | 34.74 tonnes | 36.66 tonnes | 1.92 tonnes | Guadeloupe |
| 1870s | 38.84 tonnes | 41.67 tonnes | 2.84 tonnes | Guadeloupe |
| 1880s | 42.03 tonnes | 40.75 tonnes | 1.28 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1890s | 41.56 tonnes | 40 tonnes | 1.56 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1900s | 40.01 tonnes | 40.27 tonnes | 0.26 tonnes | Guadeloupe |
| 1910s | 36.2 tonnes | 38.28 tonnes | 2.09 tonnes | Guadeloupe |
| 1920s | 34.38 tonnes | 34.8 tonnes | 0.4177 tonnes | Guadeloupe |
| 1930s | 49.14 tonnes | 37.49 tonnes | 11.65 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1940s | 50.23 tonnes | 37.68 tonnes | 12.54 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1950s | 174.87 tonnes | 135.06 tonnes | 39.81 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1960s | 325.82 tonnes | 279.61 tonnes | 46.2 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1970s | 5,081 tonnes | 562.52 tonnes | 4,518 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1980s | 3,828 tonnes | 2,155 tonnes | 1,673 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1990s | 7,315 tonnes | 10,481 tonnes | 3,166 tonnes | Guadeloupe |
| 2000s | 3,556 tonnes | 6,067 tonnes | 2,510 tonnes | Guadeloupe |
| 2010s | 3,329 tonnes | 3,683 tonnes | 354.29 tonnes | Guadeloupe |
| 2020s | 2,307 tonnes | 2,683 tonnes | 376.02 tonnes | Guadeloupe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions, Barbados or Guadeloupe?
- Guadeloupe, at 2,767 tonnes against 2,387 tonnes in Barbados as of 2022.
- What is the difference in coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions between Barbados and Guadeloupe?
- 380 tonnes, with Guadeloupe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Guadeloupe?
- 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
- How do Barbados and Guadeloupe rank globally for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?
- Barbados ranks 180th and Guadeloupe ranks 179th 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 Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Sulfur dioxide (SO₂) is an air pollutant formed from the burning of fuels that contain sulfur, such as coal. SO₂ is one of the main chemicals that forms acid rain.