Barbados vs Guinea-Bissau: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions
Barbados
2,387 tonnes
in 2022
Guinea-Bissau
2,155 tonnes
in 2022
Barbados rank
180th
Guinea-Bissau rank
181st
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions over time
- Barbados
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 2,387 tonnes against 2,155 tonnes in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 232 tonnes.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.1 times Guinea-Bissau's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 180th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 181st of 220 countries.
Across the 28 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 18 and Guinea-Bissau in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 13.86 tonnes | 12.09 tonnes | 1.77 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1760s | 14.92 tonnes | 11.83 tonnes | 3.09 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1770s | 16.06 tonnes | 11.58 tonnes | 4.48 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1780s | 17.28 tonnes | 11.33 tonnes | 5.95 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1790s | 18.58 tonnes | 11.09 tonnes | 7.49 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1800s | 19.96 tonnes | 10.84 tonnes | 9.12 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1810s | 21.43 tonnes | 10.74 tonnes | 10.69 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1820s | 22.99 tonnes | 10.8 tonnes | 12.2 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1830s | 24.64 tonnes | 10.85 tonnes | 13.79 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1840s | 26.39 tonnes | 10.91 tonnes | 15.48 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1850s | 28.38 tonnes | 11.08 tonnes | 17.3 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1860s | 34.74 tonnes | 11.49 tonnes | 23.25 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1870s | 38.84 tonnes | 123.36 tonnes | 84.52 tonnes | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1880s | 42.03 tonnes | 132.98 tonnes | 90.95 tonnes | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1890s | 41.56 tonnes | 78.45 tonnes | 36.89 tonnes | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1900s | 40.01 tonnes | 59.17 tonnes | 19.17 tonnes | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1910s | 36.2 tonnes | 70.22 tonnes | 34.02 tonnes | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1920s | 34.38 tonnes | 87.5 tonnes | 53.12 tonnes | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1930s | 49.14 tonnes | 105.16 tonnes | 56.02 tonnes | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1940s | 50.23 tonnes | 120.24 tonnes | 70.01 tonnes | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1950s | 174.87 tonnes | 198.28 tonnes | 23.42 tonnes | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1960s | 325.82 tonnes | 446.01 tonnes | 120.19 tonnes | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1970s | 5,081 tonnes | 780.67 tonnes | 4,300 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1980s | 3,828 tonnes | 1,225 tonnes | 2,603 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1990s | 7,315 tonnes | 1,320 tonnes | 5,995 tonnes | Barbados |
| 2000s | 3,556 tonnes | 1,307 tonnes | 2,250 tonnes | Barbados |
| 2010s | 3,329 tonnes | 1,476 tonnes | 1,852 tonnes | Barbados |
| 2020s | 2,307 tonnes | 1,920 tonnes | 386.63 tonnes | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions, Barbados or Guinea-Bissau?
- Barbados, at 2,387 tonnes against 2,155 tonnes in Guinea-Bissau as of 2022.
- What is the difference in coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions between Barbados and Guinea-Bissau?
- 232 tonnes, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Guinea-Bissau?
- 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
- How do Barbados and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?
- Barbados ranks 180th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 181st 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.