Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre in Barbados
Barbados: Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre was 3,167 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3,167 tonnes per square kilometre
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
16th
of 204 countries
All-time high
4,031 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2008
All-time low
417.53 tonnes per square kilometre
in 1964
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre in Barbados, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre in Barbados is 3,167 tonnes per square kilometre, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre in Barbados peaked at 4,031 tonnes per square kilometre in 2008 and was at its lowest, 417.53 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1964.
Barbados ranks 16th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre in Barbados, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 451.61 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 604.99 tonnes per square kilometre | +34.0% |
| 1963 | 443.09 tonnes per square kilometre | -26.8% |
| 1964 | 417.53 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1965 | 477.17 tonnes per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1966 | 622.03 tonnes per square kilometre | +30.4% |
| 1967 | 783.93 tonnes per square kilometre | +26.0% |
| 1968 | 1,023 tonnes per square kilometre | +30.4% |
| 1969 | 1,116 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1970 | 996.95 tonnes per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 1971 | 1,125 tonnes per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 1972 | 1,167 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 1,116 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1974 | 1,142 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 1,321 tonnes per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 1976 | 1,236 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1977 | 1,372 tonnes per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1978 | 1,466 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1979 | 1,397 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1980 | 1,568 tonnes per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1981 | 1,593 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 1,500 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1983 | 1,593 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1984 | 1,737 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1985 | 1,967 tonnes per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1986 | 2,129 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1987 | 2,188 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 2,197 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 2,299 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 2,412 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1991 | 2,753 tonnes per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 1992 | 2,707 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 2,176 tonnes per square kilometre | -19.6% |
| 1994 | 2,186 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 2,379 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1996 | 2,441 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 2,688 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1998 | 2,855 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 3,027 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2000 | 3,045 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 3,041 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 3,062 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 3,159 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 3,225 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 3,323 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 3,421 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 3,416 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 4,031 tonnes per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 2009 | 3,953 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 3,643 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 2011 | 3,782 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 3,614 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 3,581 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 3,181 tonnes per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 2015 | 3,104 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 3,189 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 3,254 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 3,365 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 3,237 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 2,920 tonnes per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 2021 | 2,768 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 3,058 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2023 | 3,062 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 3,167 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.4% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 3,167 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 658.19 tonnes per square kilometre, 4.8× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 3,167 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 206.51 tonnes per square kilometre, 15.3× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 659.9 tonnes per square kilometre | 417.53 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,116 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,234 tonnes per square kilometre | 996.95 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,466 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,877 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,500 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,299 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,562 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,176 tonnes per square kilometre | 3,027 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,368 tonnes per square kilometre | 3,041 tonnes per square kilometre | 4,031 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,395 tonnes per square kilometre | 3,104 tonnes per square kilometre | 3,782 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,995 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,768 tonnes per square kilometre | 3,167 tonnes per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 13 Curacao 5,157 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 14 Aruba 5,115 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 15 Netherlands 3,409 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 17 United Arab Emirates 3,126 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 18 Nauru 2,923 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 19 Belgium 2,802 tonnes per square kilometre 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 carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre in Barbados?
- Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre in Barbados was 3,167 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 4,031 tonnes per square kilometre in 2008.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 417.53 tonnes per square kilometre in 1964.
- How does Barbados rank for carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre?
- Barbados ranks 16th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Carbon dioxide emissions by income level Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.