Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Barbados
Barbados: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita was -0.2475 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-0.2475 tonnes per person
Change on year
up 7.8%
World rank
164th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.7032 tonnes per person
in 1951
All-time low
-0.553 tonnes per person
in 2015
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Barbados, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2024, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Barbados stood at -0.2475 tonnes per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.8% on the previous year and up 48.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Barbados peaked at 0.7032 tonnes per person in 1951 and was at its lowest, -0.553 tonnes per person, in 2015.
Barbados ranks 164th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Barbados, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.4056 tonnes per person | — |
| 1851 | 0.3744 tonnes per person | -7.7% |
| 1852 | 0.356 tonnes per person | -4.9% |
| 1853 | 0.3433 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 1854 | 0.3328 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 1855 | 0.3244 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1856 | 0.3168 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1857 | 0.3104 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1858 | 0.3043 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1859 | 0.2987 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1860 | 0.2945 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1861 | 0.2911 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1862 | 0.2884 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1863 | 0.2859 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1864 | 0.2838 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1865 | 0.2817 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1866 | 0.2796 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1867 | 0.2776 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1868 | 0.2758 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1869 | 0.2742 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1870 | 0.2688 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1871 | 0.2658 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1872 | 0.2638 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1873 | 0.2618 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1874 | 0.26 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1875 | 0.2583 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1876 | 0.2565 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1877 | 0.2548 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1878 | 0.2533 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1879 | 0.2524 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1880 | 0.2419 tonnes per person | -4.1% |
| 1881 | 0.2377 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1882 | 0.2343 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1883 | 0.2319 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1884 | 0.2298 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1885 | 0.2278 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1886 | 0.226 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1887 | 0.2244 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1888 | 0.2228 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1889 | 0.2212 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1890 | 0.2107 tonnes per person | -4.7% |
| 1891 | 0.2058 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1892 | 0.2022 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1893 | 0.1995 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1894 | 0.1971 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1895 | 0.195 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1896 | 0.1931 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1897 | 0.1918 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1898 | 0.1897 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1899 | 0.1888 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1900 | 0.1563 tonnes per person | -17.2% |
| 1901 | 0.1447 tonnes per person | -7.4% |
| 1902 | 0.1393 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 1903 | 0.1364 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1904 | 0.1345 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1905 | 0.1337 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1906 | 0.133 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1907 | 0.1331 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1908 | 0.1332 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1909 | 0.1336 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1910 | 0.1285 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 1911 | 0.1282 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1912 | 0.1284 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1913 | 0.1287 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1914 | 0.129 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1915 | 0.1297 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1916 | 0.1302 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1917 | 0.1312 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1918 | 0.1322 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1919 | 0.1317 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1920 | 0.1386 tonnes per person | +5.2% |
| 1921 | 0.1396 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1922 | 0.1401 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1923 | 0.1389 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1924 | 0.1384 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1925 | 0.1376 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1926 | 0.1367 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1927 | 0.1357 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1928 | 0.1345 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1929 | 0.1336 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1930 | 0.1484 tonnes per person | +11.1% |
| 1931 | 0.1514 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1932 | 0.1519 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1933 | 0.1517 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1934 | 0.1518 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1935 | 0.1522 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1936 | 0.1515 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1937 | 0.1509 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1938 | 0.1498 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1939 | 0.1488 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1940 | 0.1826 tonnes per person | +22.7% |
| 1941 | 0.1939 tonnes per person | +6.2% |
| 1942 | 0.1995 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 1943 | 0.2032 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 1944 | 0.2053 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1945 | 0.2067 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1946 | 0.2076 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1947 | 0.208 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1948 | 0.2081 tonnes per person | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.2077 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1950 | 0.6536 tonnes per person | +214.7% |
| 1951 | 0.7032 tonnes per person | +7.6% |
| 1952 | 0.6566 tonnes per person | -6.6% |
| 1953 | 0.5674 tonnes per person | -13.6% |
| 1954 | 0.472 tonnes per person | -16.8% |
| 1955 | 0.3736 tonnes per person | -20.8% |
| 1956 | 0.2887 tonnes per person | -22.7% |
| 1957 | 0.2217 tonnes per person | -23.2% |
| 1958 | 0.178 tonnes per person | -19.7% |
| 1959 | 0.1895 tonnes per person | +6.4% |
| 1960 | 0.143 tonnes per person | -24.5% |
| 1961 | 0.1279 tonnes per person | -10.5% |
| 1962 | 0.1157 tonnes per person | -9.5% |
| 1963 | 0.1101 tonnes per person | -4.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0976 tonnes per person | -11.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0943 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0875 tonnes per person | -7.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0773 tonnes per person | -11.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0753 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0805 tonnes per person | +6.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0905 tonnes per person | +12.4% |
| 1971 | 0.099 tonnes per person | +9.4% |
| 1972 | 0.106 tonnes per person | +7.1% |
| 1973 | 0.1066 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.1094 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 0.112 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 0.1102 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 0.1083 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.1164 tonnes per person | +7.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0976 tonnes per person | -16.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0549 tonnes per person | -43.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0366 tonnes per person | -33.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0266 tonnes per person | -27.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0193 tonnes per person | -27.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0111 tonnes per person | -42.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -94.8% |
| 1986 | -0.0044 tonnes per person | -872.6% |
| 1987 | -0.0054 tonnes per person | +22.3% |
| 1988 | -0.0084 tonnes per person | +55.0% |
| 1989 | -0.0129 tonnes per person | +54.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0356 tonnes per person | -375.3% |
| 1991 | 0.05 tonnes per person | +40.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0527 tonnes per person | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0583 tonnes per person | +10.6% |
| 1994 | 0.055 tonnes per person | -5.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0537 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0518 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0683 tonnes per person | +31.7% |
| 1998 | -0.0857 tonnes per person | -225.5% |
| 1999 | -0.0586 tonnes per person | -31.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0459 tonnes per person | -178.2% |
| 2001 | -0.1132 tonnes per person | -346.9% |
| 2002 | -0.0273 tonnes per person | -75.9% |
| 2003 | -0.1782 tonnes per person | +552.3% |
| 2004 | -0.0894 tonnes per person | -49.9% |
| 2005 | -0.1004 tonnes per person | +12.3% |
| 2006 | -0.1357 tonnes per person | +35.2% |
| 2007 | -0.1619 tonnes per person | +19.3% |
| 2008 | 0.3146 tonnes per person | -294.3% |
| 2009 | -0.0495 tonnes per person | -115.7% |
| 2010 | -0.2168 tonnes per person | +338.5% |
| 2011 | -0.3296 tonnes per person | +52.0% |
| 2012 | -0.363 tonnes per person | +10.1% |
| 2013 | -0.3918 tonnes per person | +7.9% |
| 2014 | -0.4768 tonnes per person | +21.7% |
| 2015 | -0.553 tonnes per person | +16.0% |
| 2016 | -0.4707 tonnes per person | -14.9% |
| 2017 | -0.4156 tonnes per person | -11.7% |
| 2018 | -0.3716 tonnes per person | -10.6% |
| 2019 | -0.4218 tonnes per person | +13.5% |
| 2020 | -0.3383 tonnes per person | -19.8% |
| 2021 | -0.2931 tonnes per person | -13.4% |
| 2022 | -0.2879 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 2023 | -0.2685 tonnes per person | -6.7% |
| 2024 | -0.2475 tonnes per person | -7.8% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's -0.2475 tonnes per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0312 tonnes per person. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Barbados changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | -872.6% | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -0.0044 tonnes per person |
| 2003 | -552.3% | -0.0273 tonnes per person | -0.1782 tonnes per person |
| 1990 | +375.3% | -0.0129 tonnes per person | 0.0356 tonnes per person |
| 2001 | -346.9% | 0.0459 tonnes per person | -0.1132 tonnes per person |
| 2010 | -338.5% | -0.0495 tonnes per person | -0.2168 tonnes per person |
| 2008 | +294.3% | -0.1619 tonnes per person | 0.3146 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.3367 tonnes per person | 0.2987 tonnes per person | 0.4056 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.2833 tonnes per person | 0.2742 tonnes per person | 0.2945 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.2596 tonnes per person | 0.2524 tonnes per person | 0.2688 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.2298 tonnes per person | 0.2212 tonnes per person | 0.2419 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.1974 tonnes per person | 0.1888 tonnes per person | 0.2107 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.1378 tonnes per person | 0.133 tonnes per person | 0.1563 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.1298 tonnes per person | 0.1282 tonnes per person | 0.1322 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.1374 tonnes per person | 0.1336 tonnes per person | 0.1401 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1508 tonnes per person | 0.1484 tonnes per person | 0.1522 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.2023 tonnes per person | 0.1826 tonnes per person | 0.2081 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.4304 tonnes per person | 0.178 tonnes per person | 0.7032 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1009 tonnes per person | 0.0753 tonnes per person | 0.143 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1056 tonnes per person | 0.0905 tonnes per person | 0.1164 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0118 tonnes per person | -0.0129 tonnes per person | 0.0549 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0281 tonnes per person | -0.0857 tonnes per person | 0.0683 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.0495 tonnes per person | -0.1782 tonnes per person | 0.3146 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.4011 tonnes per person | -0.553 tonnes per person | -0.2168 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.287 tonnes per person | -0.3383 tonnes per person | -0.2475 tonnes per person | 5 |
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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 annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Barbados?
- Annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Barbados was -0.2475 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7032 tonnes per person in 1951.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.553 tonnes per person in 2015.
- How does Barbados rank for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
- Barbados ranks 164th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.1%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.