AFOLU — Emissions per capita in Barbados
Barbados: AFOLU — Emissions per capita was 0.22 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling
AFOLU — Emissions per capita in Barbados, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 0.22 t CO2eq/cap for afolu — emissions per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, afolu — emissions per capita in Barbados peaked at 0.41 t CO2eq/cap in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.17 t CO2eq/cap, in 2007.
Barbados ranks 159th of 223 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
AFOLU — Emissions per capita in Barbados, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.41 t CO2eq/cap | — |
| 1991 | 0.41 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.4 t CO2eq/cap | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.38 t CO2eq/cap | -5.0% |
| 1994 | 0.38 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.4 t CO2eq/cap | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 0.4 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.38 t CO2eq/cap | -5.0% |
| 1998 | 0.37 t CO2eq/cap | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.35 t CO2eq/cap | -5.4% |
| 2000 | 0.33 t CO2eq/cap | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 0.27 t CO2eq/cap | -18.2% |
| 2002 | 0.22 t CO2eq/cap | -18.5% |
| 2003 | 0.21 t CO2eq/cap | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 0.25 t CO2eq/cap | +19.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2 t CO2eq/cap | -20.0% |
| 2006 | 0.18 t CO2eq/cap | -10.0% |
| 2007 | 0.17 t CO2eq/cap | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 0.19 t CO2eq/cap | +11.8% |
| 2009 | 0.17 t CO2eq/cap | -10.5% |
| 2010 | 0.18 t CO2eq/cap | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 0.24 t CO2eq/cap | +33.3% |
| 2012 | 0.25 t CO2eq/cap | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 0.25 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.24 t CO2eq/cap | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.23 t CO2eq/cap | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2 t CO2eq/cap | -13.0% |
| 2017 | 0.21 t CO2eq/cap | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2 t CO2eq/cap | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 0.2 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.22 t CO2eq/cap | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 0.22 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.22 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 0.22 t CO2eq/cap is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.6 t CO2eq/cap, 37% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 0.22 t CO2eq/cap is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.805 t CO2eq/cap, 27% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where AFOLU — Emissions per capita in Barbados changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +33.3% | 0.18 t CO2eq/cap | 0.24 t CO2eq/cap |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.388 t CO2eq/cap | 0.35 t CO2eq/cap | 0.41 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.219 t CO2eq/cap | 0.17 t CO2eq/cap | 0.33 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.22 t CO2eq/cap | 0.18 t CO2eq/cap | 0.25 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.215 t CO2eq/cap | 0.2 t CO2eq/cap | 0.22 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 156 Austria 0.26 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 156 Trinidad and Tobago 0.26 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 158 Armenia 0.23 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 159 Grenada 0.22 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 159 Yemen 0.22 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 162 Cabo Verde 0.21 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 162 Egypt 0.21 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 162 Qatar 0.21 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 162 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.21 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 162 Syrian Arab Republic 0.21 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 162 United Arab Emirates 0.21 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 162 Syria 0.21 t CO2eq/cap compare
More climate change data for Barbados
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.42 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 108.02 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 65.08 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 42.94 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.2456 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.53 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 8.44 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 8 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.4396 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0302 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is afolu — emissions per capita in Barbados?
- Afolu — emissions per capita in Barbados was 0.22 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest afolu — emissions per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 0.41 t CO2eq/cap in 1990.
- What is the lowest afolu — emissions per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.17 t CO2eq/cap in 2007.
- How does Barbados rank for afolu — emissions per capita?
- Barbados ranks 159th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is afolu — emissions per capita rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of AFOLU — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.