Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Barbados
Barbados: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 64.11 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Barbados, 1928–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 64.11 million tonnes for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in 2024. That is the highest value across all 86 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Barbados peaked at 64.11 million tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26,564 tonnes, in 1928.
Barbados ranks 170th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 39,883 tonnes | 26,564 tonnes | 53,201 tonnes | 2 |
| 1930s | 163,176 tonnes | 86,324 tonnes | 241,494 tonnes | 6 |
| 1940s | 334,658 tonnes | 287,844 tonnes | 381,569 tonnes | 3 |
| 1950s | 1.60 million tonnes | 592,066 tonnes | 2.51 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.90 million tonnes | 2.71 million tonnes | 5.48 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 8.38 million tonnes | 5.93 million tonnes | 11.05 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.17 million tonnes | 11.74 million tonnes | 19.15 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.12 million tonnes | 20.20 million tonnes | 30.24 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.73 million tonnes | 31.56 million tonnes | 44.59 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.25 million tonnes | 46.10 million tonnes | 58.07 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.61 million tonnes | 59.23 million tonnes | 64.11 million tonnes | 5 |
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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 cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Barbados?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Barbados was 64.11 million tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 64.11 million tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 26,564 tonnes in 1928.
- How does Barbados rank for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Barbados ranks 170th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.9%. 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 Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.