Carbon stock change … Carbon Net emissions/removals CO2 in Barbados
Barbados: Carbon stock change … Carbon Net emissions/removals CO2 was 3.59 kt in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Barbados, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2025, carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Barbados stood at 3.59 kt.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 60.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Barbados peaked at 9.19 kt in 2011 and was at its lowest, -6.42 kt, in 2001.
That places Barbados 88th out of 243 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Carbon stock change … Carbon Net emissions/removals CO2 in Barbados, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.95 kt | — |
| 1991 | 3.95 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 3.95 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 3.95 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 3.95 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 3.95 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 3.95 kt | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 3.95 kt | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 3.95 kt | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 3.95 kt | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 3.95 kt | +0.0% |
| 2001 | -6.42 kt | -262.6% |
| 2002 | -6.42 kt | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -6.42 kt | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -6.42 kt | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -6.42 kt | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -6.42 kt | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -6.42 kt | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -6.42 kt | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -6.42 kt | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -6.42 kt | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 9.19 kt | -243.2% |
| 2012 | 9.19 kt | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 9.19 kt | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 9.19 kt | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 9.19 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | -2.04 kt | -122.2% |
| 2017 | -2.04 kt | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -2.04 kt | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -2.04 kt | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -2.04 kt | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.59 kt | -276.3% |
| 2022 | 3.59 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3.59 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3.59 kt | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 3.59 kt | +0.0% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 3.59 kt is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.25 kt, 50% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.95 kt | 3.95 kt | 3.95 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | -5.38 kt | -6.42 kt | 3.95 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.14 kt | -6.42 kt | 9.19 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.65 kt | -2.04 kt | 3.59 kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 86 San Marino 7.33 kt compare
- 87 Cayman Islands 7.25 kt compare
- 89 Palestine 2.99 kt compare
- 90 Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 2.4 kt compare
- 91 Montserrat 1.38 kt 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 stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Barbados?
- Carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Barbados was 3.59 kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 9.19 kt in 2011.
- What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.42 kt in 2001.
- How does Barbados rank for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Barbados ranks 88th out of 243 countries with data for 2025.
- Is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).