Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Barbados
Barbados: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.3859 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▲ Rising
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Barbados, 1950–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Barbados is 0.3859 kilograms per international-$, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Barbados peaked at 0.4931 kilograms per international-$ in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.1024 kilograms per international-$, in 1950.
That places Barbados 24th out of 164 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 73 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1276 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1024 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1455 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1661 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1212 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2173 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2046 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1759 kilograms per international-$ | 0.234 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2557 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2172 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2865 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3447 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3046 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3896 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4178 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3792 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4931 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4216 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3871 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4774 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3939 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3859 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4069 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 21 Laos 0.4103 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 22 Jamaica 0.395 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 23 Vietnam 0.387 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 25 Serbia 0.3806 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 26 Equatorial Guinea 0.3713 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 27 Congo 0.3686 kilograms per international-$ compare
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 carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Barbados?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Barbados was 0.3859 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4931 kilograms per international-$ in 2009.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1024 kilograms per international-$ in 1950.
- How does Barbados rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Barbados ranks 24th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp 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 Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).