Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Barbados
Barbados: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change was 3.41 million tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cumulative 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
Barbados recorded 3.41 million tonnes for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Barbados peaked at 5.10 million tonnes in 1997 and was at its lowest, 54,997 tonnes, in 1850.
Barbados ranks 163rd of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 272,558 tonnes | 54,997 tonnes | 481,303 tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 726,307 tonnes | 526,187 tonnes | 925,526 tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.16 million tonnes | 969,055 tonnes | 1.36 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.58 million tonnes | 1.40 million tonnes | 1.76 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.97 million tonnes | 1.80 million tonnes | 2.13 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 2.28 million tonnes | 2.17 million tonnes | 2.39 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 2.51 million tonnes | 2.41 million tonnes | 2.60 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 2.73 million tonnes | 2.63 million tonnes | 2.83 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 2.98 million tonnes | 2.86 million tonnes | 3.10 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 3.32 million tonnes | 3.14 million tonnes | 3.51 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 4.14 million tonnes | 3.65 million tonnes | 4.45 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.60 million tonnes | 4.49 million tonnes | 4.69 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.84 million tonnes | 4.72 million tonnes | 4.96 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.99 million tonnes | 4.97 million tonnes | 5.00 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.05 million tonnes | 5.00 million tonnes | 5.10 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.97 million tonnes | 4.86 million tonnes | 5.07 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.35 million tonnes | 3.81 million tonnes | 4.87 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.56 million tonnes | 3.41 million tonnes | 3.72 million tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 161 Sao Tome and Principe 4.28 million tonnes compare
- 162 Tonga 3.71 million tonnes compare
- 164 Dominica 2.34 million tonnes compare
- 165 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.83 million tonnes compare
- 166 Qatar 1.50 million tonnes 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 cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Barbados?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Barbados was 3.41 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 from land-use change recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 5.10 million tonnes in 1997.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 54,997 tonnes in 1850.
- How does Barbados rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Barbados ranks 163rd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.2%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.