Share of global CO₂ emissions in Barbados
Barbados: Share of global CO₂ emissions was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global CO₂ emissions in Barbados, 1928–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of global co₂ emissions in Barbados stood at 0.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions in Barbados peaked at 0.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1948.
Barbados ranks 163rd of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global CO₂ emissions in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1928 | 0.0% | — |
| 1929 | 0.0% | -6.8% |
| 1930 | 0.0% | +116.7% |
| 1931 | 0.0% | -44.1% |
| 1932 | 0.0% | +10.9% |
| 1933 | 0.0% | -5.1% |
| 1934 | 0.0% | -8.0% |
| 1939 | 0.0% | -18.2% |
| 1947 | 0.0% | -13.5% |
| 1948 | 0.0% | -5.2% |
| 1949 | 0.0% | +4.7% |
| 1950 | 0.0% | +1655.0% |
| 1951 | 0.0% | +39.4% |
| 1952 | 0.0% | -21.1% |
| 1953 | 0.0% | +21.6% |
| 1954 | 0.0% | +1.2% |
| 1955 | 0.0% | +3.0% |
| 1956 | 0.0% | -6.1% |
| 1957 | 0.0% | +2.4% |
| 1958 | 0.0% | +7.8% |
| 1959 | 0.0% | -4.9% |
| 1960 | 0.0% | +8.1% |
| 1961 | 0.0% | +12.4% |
| 1962 | 0.0% | +29.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0% | -30.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0% | -10.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0% | +9.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0% | +24.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0% | +22.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0% | +23.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | -17.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | +8.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | -9.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | +15.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | -11.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | +8.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | -7.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | +12.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | +4.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | -5.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | +5.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | +9.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | +6.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | -3.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +11.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | -20.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +6.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +9.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +6.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +16.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -12.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -11.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -9.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +8.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | +2.3% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 0.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 4% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 0.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0%, 17% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +1655.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1930 | +116.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6 |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
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 share of global co₂ emissions in Barbados?
- Share of global co₂ emissions in Barbados was 0.0% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1948.
- How does Barbados rank for share of global co₂ emissions?
- Barbados ranks 163rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ in the same year.