Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Barbados
Barbados: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change was -69,909 tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-69,909 tonnes
Change on year
up 7.8%
World rank
144th
of 197 countries
All-time high
150,077 tonnes
in 1951
All-time low
-154,291 tonnes
in 2015
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Barbados, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Barbados is -69,909 tonnes, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 7.8% on the previous year and up 47.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Barbados peaked at 150,077 tonnes in 1951 and was at its lowest, -154,291 tonnes, in 2015.
That places Barbados 144th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Barbados, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 54,997 tonnes | — |
| 1851 | 51,479 tonnes | -6.4% |
| 1852 | 49,574 tonnes | -3.7% |
| 1853 | 48,365 tonnes | -2.4% |
| 1854 | 47,449 tonnes | -1.9% |
| 1855 | 46,789 tonnes | -1.4% |
| 1856 | 46,240 tonnes | -1.2% |
| 1857 | 45,837 tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1858 | 45,470 tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1859 | 45,104 tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1860 | 44,884 tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1861 | 44,737 tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1862 | 44,628 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1863 | 44,481 tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1864 | 44,408 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1865 | 44,334 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1866 | 44,261 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1867 | 44,188 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1868 | 44,151 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1869 | 44,151 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 43,528 tonnes | -1.4% |
| 1871 | 43,308 tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1872 | 43,235 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1873 | 43,162 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1874 | 43,125 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1875 | 43,089 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1876 | 43,052 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1877 | 43,015 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1878 | 43,015 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1879 | 43,125 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1880 | 41,586 tonnes | -3.6% |
| 1881 | 41,110 tonnes | -1.1% |
| 1882 | 40,780 tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1883 | 40,597 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1884 | 40,487 tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1885 | 40,377 tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1886 | 40,304 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1887 | 40,267 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1888 | 40,231 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1889 | 40,194 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1890 | 38,545 tonnes | -4.1% |
| 1891 | 37,886 tonnes | -1.7% |
| 1892 | 37,483 tonnes | -1.1% |
| 1893 | 37,226 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1894 | 37,043 tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1895 | 36,896 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1896 | 36,787 tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1897 | 36,787 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 36,640 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1899 | 36,567 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1900 | 30,228 tonnes | -17.3% |
| 1901 | 27,846 tonnes | -7.9% |
| 1902 | 26,564 tonnes | -4.6% |
| 1903 | 25,685 tonnes | -3.3% |
| 1904 | 24,988 tonnes | -2.7% |
| 1905 | 24,512 tonnes | -1.9% |
| 1906 | 24,072 tonnes | -1.8% |
| 1907 | 23,779 tonnes | -1.2% |
| 1908 | 23,486 tonnes | -1.2% |
| 1909 | 23,266 tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1910 | 22,131 tonnes | -4.9% |
| 1911 | 21,837 tonnes | -1.3% |
| 1912 | 21,654 tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1913 | 21,508 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1914 | 21,361 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1915 | 21,288 tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1916 | 21,178 tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1917 | 21,141 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1918 | 21,105 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1919 | 20,921 tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1920 | 21,984 tonnes | +5.1% |
| 1921 | 22,204 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1922 | 22,424 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1923 | 22,460 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1924 | 22,607 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1925 | 22,717 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1926 | 22,790 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1927 | 22,863 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1928 | 22,900 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1929 | 22,973 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1930 | 25,795 tonnes | +12.3% |
| 1931 | 26,601 tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1932 | 26,967 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1933 | 27,224 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1934 | 27,553 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1935 | 27,920 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1936 | 28,103 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1937 | 28,286 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1938 | 28,396 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1939 | 28,506 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1940 | 35,321 tonnes | +23.9% |
| 1941 | 37,849 tonnes | +7.2% |
| 1942 | 39,278 tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1943 | 40,341 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1944 | 41,110 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1945 | 41,733 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1946 | 42,246 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1947 | 42,686 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1948 | 43,052 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1949 | 43,345 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1950 | 137,217 tonnes | +216.6% |
| 1951 | 150,077 tonnes | +9.4% |
| 1952 | 142,163 tonnes | -5.3% |
| 1953 | 124,393 tonnes | -12.5% |
| 1954 | 104,571 tonnes | -15.9% |
| 1955 | 83,429 tonnes | -20.2% |
| 1956 | 64,816 tonnes | -22.3% |
| 1957 | 50,050 tonnes | -22.8% |
| 1958 | 40,451 tonnes | -19.2% |
| 1959 | 43,345 tonnes | +7.2% |
| 1960 | 33,013 tonnes | -23.8% |
| 1961 | 29,825 tonnes | -9.7% |
| 1962 | 27,224 tonnes | -8.7% |
| 1963 | 26,161 tonnes | -3.9% |
| 1964 | 23,413 tonnes | -10.5% |
| 1965 | 22,863 tonnes | -2.3% |
| 1966 | 21,434 tonnes | -6.3% |
| 1967 | 19,089 tonnes | -10.9% |
| 1968 | 18,723 tonnes | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 20,079 tonnes | +7.2% |
| 1970 | 22,570 tonnes | +12.4% |
| 1971 | 24,659 tonnes | +9.3% |
| 1972 | 26,454 tonnes | +7.3% |
| 1973 | 26,674 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 27,443 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 28,140 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 27,700 tonnes | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 27,260 tonnes | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 29,275 tonnes | +7.4% |
| 1979 | 24,512 tonnes | -16.3% |
| 1980 | 13,813 tonnes | -43.6% |
| 1981 | 9,233 tonnes | -33.2% |
| 1982 | 6,742 tonnes | -27.0% |
| 1983 | 4,910 tonnes | -27.2% |
| 1984 | 2,821 tonnes | -42.5% |
| 1985 | 146.56 tonnes | -94.8% |
| 1986 | -1,136 tonnes | -875.0% |
| 1987 | -1,392 tonnes | +22.6% |
| 1988 | -2,162 tonnes | +55.3% |
| 1989 | -3,334 tonnes | +54.2% |
| 1990 | 9,197 tonnes | -375.8% |
| 1991 | 12,971 tonnes | +41.0% |
| 1992 | 13,703 tonnes | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 15,206 tonnes | +11.0% |
| 1994 | 14,400 tonnes | -5.3% |
| 1995 | 14,070 tonnes | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 13,593 tonnes | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 17,917 tonnes | +31.8% |
| 1998 | -22,497 tonnes | -225.6% |
| 1999 | -15,389 tonnes | -31.6% |
| 2000 | 12,018 tonnes | -178.1% |
| 2001 | -29,715 tonnes | -347.3% |
| 2002 | -7,218 tonnes | -75.7% |
| 2003 | -47,376 tonnes | +556.3% |
| 2004 | -23,889 tonnes | -49.6% |
| 2005 | -26,967 tonnes | +12.9% |
| 2006 | -36,640 tonnes | +35.9% |
| 2007 | -43,931 tonnes | +19.9% |
| 2008 | 85,811 tonnes | -295.3% |
| 2009 | -13,557 tonnes | -115.8% |
| 2010 | -59,687 tonnes | +340.3% |
| 2011 | -91,014 tonnes | +52.5% |
| 2012 | -100,540 tonnes | +10.5% |
| 2013 | -108,784 tonnes | +8.2% |
| 2014 | -132,710 tonnes | +22.0% |
| 2015 | -154,291 tonnes | +16.3% |
| 2016 | -131,611 tonnes | -14.7% |
| 2017 | -116,442 tonnes | -11.5% |
| 2018 | -104,314 tonnes | -10.4% |
| 2019 | -118,604 tonnes | +13.7% |
| 2020 | -95,301 tonnes | -19.6% |
| 2021 | -82,696 tonnes | -13.2% |
| 2022 | -81,268 tonnes | -1.7% |
| 2023 | -75,808 tonnes | -6.7% |
| 2024 | -69,909 tonnes | -7.8% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's -69,909 tonnes is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 174,516 tonnes. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change 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 | -875.0% | 146.56 tonnes | -1,136 tonnes |
| 2003 | -556.3% | -7,218 tonnes | -47,376 tonnes |
| 1990 | +375.8% | -3,334 tonnes | 9,197 tonnes |
| 2001 | -347.3% | 12,018 tonnes | -29,715 tonnes |
| 2010 | -340.3% | -13,557 tonnes | -59,687 tonnes |
| 2008 | +295.3% | -43,931 tonnes | 85,811 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 48,130 tonnes | 45,104 tonnes | 54,997 tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 44,422 tonnes | 44,151 tonnes | 44,884 tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 43,166 tonnes | 43,015 tonnes | 43,528 tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 40,593 tonnes | 40,194 tonnes | 41,586 tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 37,186 tonnes | 36,567 tonnes | 38,545 tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 25,443 tonnes | 23,266 tonnes | 30,228 tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 21,412 tonnes | 20,921 tonnes | 22,131 tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 22,592 tonnes | 21,984 tonnes | 22,973 tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 27,535 tonnes | 25,795 tonnes | 28,506 tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 40,696 tonnes | 35,321 tonnes | 43,345 tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 94,051 tonnes | 40,451 tonnes | 150,077 tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 24,182 tonnes | 18,723 tonnes | 33,013 tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 26,469 tonnes | 22,570 tonnes | 29,275 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,964 tonnes | -3,334 tonnes | 13,813 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 7,317 tonnes | -22,497 tonnes | 17,917 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | -13,146 tonnes | -47,376 tonnes | 85,811 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | -111,800 tonnes | -154,291 tonnes | -59,687 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | -80,996 tonnes | -95,301 tonnes | -69,909 tonnes | 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 in Barbados?
- Annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Barbados was -69,909 tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 150,077 tonnes in 1951.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was -154,291 tonnes in 2015.
- How does Barbados rank for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Barbados ranks 144th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.3%. 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 CO₂ emissions from land-use change. 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.