Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Barbados
Barbados: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions was 3.7% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Barbados, 1929–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Barbados is 3.7%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 2,664.1% on the previous year and up 132.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Barbados peaked at 1,900.0% in 1950 and was at its lowest, -50.0%, in 1931.
Barbados ranks 76th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1930s | 10.0% | -50.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 1950s | 198.8% | -20.0% | 1,900.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 13.9% | -26.8% | 34.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.6% | -10.7% | 15.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.3% | -5.9% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.2% | -19.6% | 14.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.8% | -1.9% | 18.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.9% | -11.2% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.1% | -9.8% | 10.5% | 5 |
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More climate change data for Barbados
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth 0.1% (2025)
- Population, total 282,623 (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.3% (2025)
- Urban population 168,725 (2025)
- Urban population 59.7% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 4.83 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 63.88 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 4.83 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 4.83 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Barbados?
- Annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Barbados was 3.7% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual percentage change in co₂ emissions recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 1,900.0% in 1950.
- What is the lowest annual percentage change in co₂ emissions recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was -50.0% in 1931.
- How does Barbados rank for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- Barbados ranks 76th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual percentage change in co₂ emissions rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 132.9%. 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 Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual percentage growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change.