Co2 intensity in Barbados
Barbados: Co2 intensity was 0.3859 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.3859
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
24th
of 164 countries
All-time high
0.4931
in 2009
All-time low
0.1024
in 1950
Years of data
73
1950–2022
Co2 intensity in Barbados, 1950–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for co2 intensity in Barbados is 0.3859, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co2 intensity in Barbados peaked at 0.4931 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.1024, in 1950.
That places Barbados 24th out of 164 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 73 years of available data.
Co2 intensity in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.1024 | — |
| 1951 | 0.1455 | +42.1% |
| 1952 | 0.1104 | -24.2% |
| 1953 | 0.1308 | +18.5% |
| 1954 | 0.1279 | -2.2% |
| 1955 | 0.1367 | +6.9% |
| 1956 | 0.1293 | -5.4% |
| 1957 | 0.1291 | -0.1% |
| 1958 | 0.1357 | +5.1% |
| 1959 | 0.1287 | -5.2% |
| 1960 | 0.1396 | +8.5% |
| 1961 | 0.1486 | +6.4% |
| 1962 | 0.1918 | +29.1% |
| 1963 | 0.1367 | -28.7% |
| 1964 | 0.1212 | -11.3% |
| 1965 | 0.135 | +11.3% |
| 1966 | 0.1649 | +22.2% |
| 1967 | 0.189 | +14.6% |
| 1968 | 0.2173 | +15.0% |
| 1969 | 0.2172 | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.1759 | -19.0% |
| 1971 | 0.1909 | +8.5% |
| 1972 | 0.1963 | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 0.185 | -5.8% |
| 1974 | 0.198 | +7.0% |
| 1975 | 0.234 | +18.2% |
| 1976 | 0.2096 | -10.4% |
| 1977 | 0.2248 | +7.2% |
| 1978 | 0.2289 | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.2022 | -11.6% |
| 1980 | 0.2172 | +7.4% |
| 1981 | 0.2254 | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 0.2231 | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.2353 | +5.5% |
| 1984 | 0.2479 | +5.3% |
| 1985 | 0.2777 | +12.1% |
| 1986 | 0.286 | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.2865 | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.2777 | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 0.2806 | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.3046 | +8.6% |
| 1991 | 0.366 | +20.1% |
| 1992 | 0.3845 | +5.1% |
| 1993 | 0.3101 | -19.3% |
| 1994 | 0.3087 | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.3326 | +7.8% |
| 1996 | 0.3318 | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.353 | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 0.3658 | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 0.3896 | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 0.3792 | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.3925 | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.3967 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.404 | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.4115 | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.4123 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.4061 | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.4033 | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.479 | +18.8% |
| 2009 | 0.4931 | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.4582 | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4774 | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 0.455 | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 0.4512 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.4003 | -11.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3871 | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.3887 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.3937 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.4103 | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 0.3937 | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 0.4069 | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 0.3888 | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 0.3859 | -0.8% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 0.3859 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1825, 2.1× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 0.3859 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1912, 2.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1276 | 0.1024 | 0.1455 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1661 | 0.1212 | 0.2173 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2046 | 0.1759 | 0.234 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2557 | 0.2172 | 0.2865 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3447 | 0.3046 | 0.3896 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4178 | 0.3792 | 0.4931 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4216 | 0.3871 | 0.4774 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3939 | 0.3859 | 0.4069 | 3 |
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 co2 intensity in Barbados?
- Co2 intensity in Barbados was 0.3859 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co2 intensity recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4931 in 2009.
- What is the lowest co2 intensity recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1024 in 1950.
- How does Barbados rank for co2 intensity?
- Barbados ranks 24th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is co2 intensity rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Co2 intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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