How does Barbados rank for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per unit of gdp?

Barbados ranks 120th out of 202 countries with data for 2024.

Is cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Barbados?

Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per unit of GDP in Barbados

Name: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per unit of GDP in Barbados
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Barbados: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per unit of GDP was 0.0084 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

0.0084 tonnes per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 2.9%

World rank

120th

of 202 countries

All-time high

0.028 tonnes per US$ of GDP

in 1969

All-time low

0.0082 tonnes per US$ of GDP

in 2010

Years of data

1960–2024

Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per unit of GDP in Barbados, 1960–2024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Barbados recorded 0.0084 tonnes per US$ of GDP for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per unit of gdp in 2024.

That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per unit of gdp in Barbados peaked at 0.028 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.0082 tonnes per US$ of GDP, in 2010.

Barbados ranks 120th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.

Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per unit of GDP in Barbados, year by year

Annual values for Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per unit of GDP in Barbados, 1960 to 2024.
Year	tonnes per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.0175 tonnes per US$ of GDP	—
1961	0.0187 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+6.7%
1962	0.0209 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+11.8%
1963	0.0205 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-2.0%
1964	0.0224 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+9.5%
1965	0.0232 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+3.2%
1966	0.0239 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+3.0%
1967	0.0242 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+1.4%
1968	0.0277 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+14.3%
1969	0.028 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+1.2%
1970	0.0264 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-5.7%
1971	0.0261 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-1.2%
1972	0.0251 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.6%
1973	0.0224 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-10.7%
1974	0.0203 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-9.4%
1975	0.0172 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-15.5%
1976	0.0171 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-0.6%
1977	0.0162 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-5.0%
1978	0.0157 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.4%
1979	0.0138 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-11.8%
1980	0.0098 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-29.0%
1981	0.0095 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-2.9%
1982	0.0097 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+1.5%
1983	0.0097 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-0.1%
1984	0.0094 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-2.5%
1985	0.0096 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+1.9%
1986	0.0093 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-2.8%
1987	0.009 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.3%
1988	0.009 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-0.2%
1989	0.0086 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.2%
1990	0.0091 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+5.7%
1991	0.0097 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+6.0%
1992	0.0106 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+9.4%
1993	0.0105 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-0.9%
1994	0.0105 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+0.1%
1995	0.0107 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+1.4%
1996	0.0104 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-2.0%
1997	0.0103 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-1.0%
1998	0.0096 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-7.1%
1999	0.0096 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+0.0%
2000	0.0097 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+0.9%
2001	0.0101 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+4.6%
2002	0.0104 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+2.5%
2003	0.0105 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+0.9%
2004	0.0102 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.0%
2005	0.0095 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-6.1%
2006	0.009 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-5.8%
2007	0.0084 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-6.3%
2008	0.0086 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+1.9%
2009	0.0096 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+11.7%
2010	0.0082 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-14.7%
2011	0.0083 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+1.2%
2012	0.0087 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+4.8%
2013	0.0087 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+0.1%
2014	0.0089 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+2.3%
2015	0.0091 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+2.4%
2016	0.0094 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+3.0%
2017	0.0093 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-0.3%
2018	0.0093 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+0.0%
2019	0.0093 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-0.3%
2020	0.0109 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+16.6%
2021	0.0101 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-7.3%
2022	0.0089 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-11.7%
2023	0.0087 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-2.6%
2024	0.0084 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-2.9%

Barbados compared with similar countries

Barbados's 0.0084 tonnes per US$ of GDP is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0111 tonnes per US$ of GDP, 76% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
Barbados's 0.0084 tonnes per US$ of GDP is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0084 tonnes per US$ of GDP, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per unit of GDP 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
1980	-29.0%	0.0138 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0098 tonnes per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0227 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0175 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.028 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.02 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0138 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0264 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0094 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0086 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0098 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0101 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0091 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0107 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0096 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0084 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0105 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0089 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0082 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0094 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0094 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0084 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0109 tonnes per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Barbados

117 Philippines 0.0086 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
118 Cyprus 0.0085 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
119 Sweden 0.0085 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
121 Luxembourg 0.0084 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
122 Honduras 0.0084 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
123 Brazil 0.0083 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per unit of gdp in Barbados?: Cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per unit of gdp in Barbados was 0.0084 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per unit of gdp recorded in Barbados?: The highest recorded value was 0.028 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 1969.
What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per unit of gdp recorded in Barbados?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0082 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2010.
How does Barbados rank for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per unit of gdp?: Barbados ranks 120th out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
Is cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Barbados?: Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Barbados data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region ÷ GDP (current US$)

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Indicator: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per unit of GDP
Unit: tonnes per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 202 places, 11,089 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 16 September 2026

Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.