Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in Barbados
Barbados: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil was 57.70 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in Barbados, 1928–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 57.70 million tonnes for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in 2024. That is the highest value across all 86 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Barbados peaked at 57.70 million tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3,664 tonnes, in 1928.
That places Barbados 152nd out of 215 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 5,496 tonnes | 3,664 tonnes | 7,328 tonnes | 2 |
| 1930s | 23,816 tonnes | 14,656 tonnes | 32,976 tonnes | 6 |
| 1940s | 32,976 tonnes | 32,976 tonnes | 32,976 tonnes | 3 |
| 1950s | 565,154 tonnes | 98,928 tonnes | 1.11 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.31 million tonnes | 1.28 million tonnes | 3.75 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.47 million tonnes | 4.17 million tonnes | 8.97 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.70 million tonnes | 9.62 million tonnes | 16.10 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.36 million tonnes | 16.98 million tonnes | 25.91 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.52 million tonnes | 27.05 million tonnes | 38.62 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.16 million tonnes | 40.05 million tonnes | 51.92 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.33 million tonnes | 53.06 million tonnes | 57.70 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 from oil in Barbados?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Barbados was 57.70 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 oil recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 57.70 million tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,664 tonnes in 1928.
- How does Barbados rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Barbados ranks 152nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions from oil rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.4%. 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 from oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.