emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate in Barbados

Barbados: emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate was 3.83 % change on previous year in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
3.83 % change on previous year
Change on year
up 155.2%
World rank
15th
of 219 countries
All-time high
96 % change on previous year
in 1990
All-time low
-28.59 % change on previous year
in 1971
Years of data
272
1751–2022

emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate in Barbados, 1751–2022

-250255075100175118862022

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.

Analysis

Barbados recorded 3.83 % change on previous year for emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate in 2022.

That represents a change of up 155.2% on the previous year and up 131.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate in Barbados peaked at 96 % change on previous year in 1990 and was at its lowest, -28.59 % change on previous year, in 1971.

Barbados ranks 15th of 219 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate in Barbados, year by year

Annual values for emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate in Barbados, 1751 to 2022.
Year % change on previous year Change
1751 0.7736 % change on previous year —
1752 0.7667 % change on previous year -0.9%
1753 0.7602 % change on previous year -0.8%
1754 0.7535 % change on previous year -0.9%
1755 0.7473 % change on previous year -0.8%
1756 0.741 % change on previous year -0.8%
1757 0.735 % change on previous year -0.8%
1758 0.7287 % change on previous year -0.9%
1759 0.7229 % change on previous year -0.8%
1760 0.7169 % change on previous year -0.8%
1761 0.7687 % change on previous year +7.2%
1762 0.7621 % change on previous year -0.9%
1763 0.7556 % change on previous year -0.9%
1764 0.749 % change on previous year -0.9%
1765 0.7426 % change on previous year -0.9%
1766 0.7364 % change on previous year -0.8%
1767 0.7301 % change on previous year -0.9%
1768 0.7242 % change on previous year -0.8%
1769 0.7181 % change on previous year -0.8%
1770 0.7123 % change on previous year -0.8%
1771 0.7636 % change on previous year +7.2%
1772 0.757 % change on previous year -0.9%
1773 0.7503 % change on previous year -0.9%
1774 0.7439 % change on previous year -0.9%
1775 0.7376 % change on previous year -0.8%
1776 0.7312 % change on previous year -0.9%
1777 0.7251 % change on previous year -0.8%
1778 0.719 % change on previous year -0.8%
1779 0.7129 % change on previous year -0.8%
1780 0.7071 % change on previous year -0.8%
1781 0.7578 % change on previous year +7.2%
1782 0.7514 % change on previous year -0.9%
1783 0.7447 % change on previous year -0.9%
1784 0.7381 % change on previous year -0.9%
1785 0.7319 % change on previous year -0.8%
1786 0.7255 % change on previous year -0.9%
1787 0.7192 % change on previous year -0.9%
1788 0.7133 % change on previous year -0.8%
1789 0.7072 % change on previous year -0.9%
1790 0.7012 % change on previous year -0.8%
1791 0.7517 % change on previous year +7.2%
1792 0.7449 % change on previous year -0.9%
1793 0.7384 % change on previous year -0.9%
1794 0.7318 % change on previous year -0.9%
1795 0.7254 % change on previous year -0.9%
1796 0.7193 % change on previous year -0.8%
1797 0.7129 % change on previous year -0.9%
1798 0.7069 % change on previous year -0.8%
1799 0.7009 % change on previous year -0.8%
1800 0.695 % change on previous year -0.9%
1801 0.7447 % change on previous year +7.2%
1802 0.738 % change on previous year -0.9%
1803 0.7313 % change on previous year -0.9%
1804 0.7248 % change on previous year -0.9%
1805 0.7184 % change on previous year -0.9%
1806 0.7122 % change on previous year -0.9%
1807 0.7059 % change on previous year -0.9%
1808 0.6999 % change on previous year -0.8%
1809 0.6937 % change on previous year -0.9%
1810 0.6879 % change on previous year -0.8%
1811 0.7369 % change on previous year +7.1%
1812 0.7301 % change on previous year -0.9%
1813 0.7236 % change on previous year -0.9%
1814 0.7172 % change on previous year -0.9%
1815 0.7106 % change on previous year -0.9%
1816 0.7043 % change on previous year -0.9%
1817 0.6982 % change on previous year -0.9%
1818 0.692 % change on previous year -0.9%
1819 0.686 % change on previous year -0.9%
1820 0.68 % change on previous year -0.9%
1821 0.7282 % change on previous year +7.1%
1822 0.7215 % change on previous year -0.9%
1823 0.715 % change on previous year -0.9%
1824 0.7084 % change on previous year -0.9%
1825 0.7019 % change on previous year -0.9%
1826 0.6956 % change on previous year -0.9%
1827 0.6895 % change on previous year -0.9%
1828 0.6833 % change on previous year -0.9%
1829 0.6772 % change on previous year -0.9%
1830 0.6713 % change on previous year -0.9%
1831 0.7187 % change on previous year +7.1%
1832 0.7119 % change on previous year -0.9%
1833 0.7052 % change on previous year -0.9%
1834 0.6988 % change on previous year -0.9%
1835 0.6923 % change on previous year -0.9%
1836 0.6858 % change on previous year -0.9%
1837 0.6797 % change on previous year -0.9%
1838 0.6735 % change on previous year -0.9%
1839 0.6675 % change on previous year -0.9%
1840 0.6614 % change on previous year -0.9%
1841 0.7079 % change on previous year +7.0%
1842 0.7012 % change on previous year -0.9%
1843 0.6945 % change on previous year -1.0%
1844 0.688 % change on previous year -0.9%
1845 0.681 % change on previous year -1.0%
1846 0.6749 % change on previous year -0.9%
1847 0.6694 % change on previous year -0.8%
1848 0.663 % change on previous year -1.0%
1849 0.6557 % change on previous year -1.1%
1850 -0.2201 % change on previous year -133.6%
1851 -0.8588 % change on previous year +290.2%
1852 -0.4183 % change on previous year -51.3%
1853 0.8857 % change on previous year -311.7%
1854 0.874 % change on previous year -1.3%
1855 0.8635 % change on previous year -1.2%
1856 3.87 % change on previous year +348.2%
1857 3.78 % change on previous year -2.3%
1858 3.7 % change on previous year -2.2%
1859 3.62 % change on previous year -2.1%
1860 3.55 % change on previous year -2.0%
1861 1.95 % change on previous year -45.0%
1862 1.85 % change on previous year -5.4%
1863 1.84 % change on previous year -0.4%
1864 1.83 % change on previous year -0.4%
1865 0.9215 % change on previous year -49.7%
1866 -1.05 % change on previous year -214.3%
1867 -1.06 % change on previous year +0.3%
1868 -1.06 % change on previous year +0.4%
1869 -1.47 % change on previous year +38.9%
1870 -1.49 % change on previous year +1.0%
1871 4.86 % change on previous year -426.7%
1872 4.45 % change on previous year -8.6%
1873 4.27 % change on previous year -4.0%
1874 4.1 % change on previous year -3.9%
1875 3.82 % change on previous year -6.8%
1876 -1.41 % change on previous year -136.8%
1877 -1.42 % change on previous year +1.0%
1878 -1.56 % change on previous year +10.1%
1879 -1.58 % change on previous year +1.2%
1880 -1.6 % change on previous year +1.2%
1881 0.9798 % change on previous year -161.2%
1882 2.32 % change on previous year +136.4%
1883 1.63 % change on previous year -29.5%
1884 0.8997 % change on previous year -44.9%
1885 0.6005 % change on previous year -33.3%
1886 3.11 % change on previous year +417.2%
1887 3.39 % change on previous year +9.3%
1888 3.1 % change on previous year -8.5%
1889 3.28 % change on previous year +5.5%
1890 4.67 % change on previous year +42.5%
1891 -5.34 % change on previous year -214.4%
1892 -5.31 % change on previous year -0.6%
1893 -5.44 % change on previous year +2.4%
1894 -5.85 % change on previous year +7.6%
1895 -6.32 % change on previous year +8.0%
1896 3.44 % change on previous year -154.4%
1897 3.32 % change on previous year -3.4%
1898 3.3 % change on previous year -0.5%
1899 3.28 % change on previous year -0.6%
1900 1.08 % change on previous year -66.9%
1901 -0.8685 % change on previous year -180.1%
1902 -0.8253 % change on previous year -5.0%
1903 -0.9494 % change on previous year +15.0%
1904 -0.8647 % change on previous year -8.9%
1905 -0.8944 % change on previous year +3.4%
1906 -4.48 % change on previous year +401.3%
1907 -4.62 % change on previous year +3.1%
1908 -4.77 % change on previous year +3.2%
1909 -4.93 % change on previous year +3.4%
1910 -5.11 % change on previous year +3.5%
1911 3.76 % change on previous year -173.7%
1912 3.41 % change on previous year -9.5%
1913 3.24 % change on previous year -4.9%
1914 2.51 % change on previous year -22.5%
1915 2.28 % change on previous year -9.1%
1916 -5.66 % change on previous year -347.9%
1917 -5.93 % change on previous year +4.8%
1918 -6.09 % change on previous year +2.7%
1919 -6.41 % change on previous year +5.2%
1920 -6.6 % change on previous year +3.1%
1921 2.38 % change on previous year -136.1%
1922 3.26 % change on previous year +36.9%
1923 2.52 % change on previous year -22.6%
1924 2.14 % change on previous year -15.1%
1925 2.06 % change on previous year -4.1%
1926 -2.23 % change on previous year -208.5%
1927 -2.5 % change on previous year +12.2%
1928 0.9978 % change on previous year -139.9%
1929 -2.28 % change on previous year -328.2%
1930 1.33 % change on previous year -158.2%
1931 6.55 % change on previous year +394.3%
1932 8.41 % change on previous year +28.4%
1933 7.39 % change on previous year -12.1%
1934 6.36 % change on previous year -14.0%
1935 3.19 % change on previous year -49.8%
1936 -3.76 % change on previous year -217.8%
1937 -4.91 % change on previous year +30.7%
1938 -4.44 % change on previous year -9.5%
1939 -1.27 % change on previous year -71.3%
1940 -6.88 % change on previous year +440.4%
1941 2.12 % change on previous year -130.8%
1942 2.07 % change on previous year -2.6%
1943 0.3519 % change on previous year -83.0%
1944 0.8021 % change on previous year +127.9%
1945 0.4015 % change on previous year -49.9%
1946 2.33 % change on previous year +480.1%
1947 1.9 % change on previous year -18.6%
1948 1.17 % change on previous year -38.3%
1949 0.8948 % change on previous year -23.5%
1950 2.38 % change on previous year +165.9%
1951 -2.2 % change on previous year -192.5%
1952 -5.3 % change on previous year +140.6%
1953 -4.97 % change on previous year -6.1%
1954 -6.65 % change on previous year +33.6%
1955 -7.13 % change on previous year +7.2%
1956 -9.93 % change on previous year +39.3%
1957 -10.33 % change on previous year +4.1%
1958 -10.76 % change on previous year +4.1%
1959 -12.06 % change on previous year +12.1%
1960 -11.81 % change on previous year -2.1%
1961 -9.78 % change on previous year -17.2%
1962 -6.28 % change on previous year -35.9%
1963 -13.28 % change on previous year +111.7%
1964 -9.67 % change on previous year -27.2%
1965 -7.4 % change on previous year -23.5%
1966 5.37 % change on previous year -172.5%
1967 3.69 % change on previous year -31.2%
1968 3.19 % change on previous year -13.6%
1969 0.2535 % change on previous year -92.0%
1970 -7.56 % change on previous year -3082.6%
1971 -28.59 % change on previous year +278.0%
1972 -3.96 % change on previous year -86.1%
1973 -2.2 % change on previous year -44.6%
1974 9.31 % change on previous year -523.9%
1975 15.19 % change on previous year +63.2%
1976 -2.56 % change on previous year -116.9%
1977 6.76 % change on previous year -363.9%
1978 8.22 % change on previous year +21.6%
1979 -9.95 % change on previous year -221.1%
1980 35.76 % change on previous year -459.3%
1981 14.62 % change on previous year -59.1%
1982 2.86 % change on previous year -80.4%
1983 5.93 % change on previous year +107.2%
1984 4.07 % change on previous year -31.3%
1985 2.91 % change on previous year -28.6%
1986 12.08 % change on previous year +315.4%
1987 5.76 % change on previous year -52.3%
1988 2.04 % change on previous year -64.6%
1989 9 % change on previous year +341.8%
1990 96 % change on previous year +966.1%
1991 18.83 % change on previous year -80.4%
1992 -14.73 % change on previous year -178.2%
1993 14.36 % change on previous year -197.5%
1994 -6.16 % change on previous year -142.9%
1995 3.43 % change on previous year -155.6%
1996 -9.87 % change on previous year -387.9%
1997 22.16 % change on previous year -324.5%
1998 16.96 % change on previous year -23.5%
1999 7.89 % change on previous year -53.5%
2000 -15.36 % change on previous year -294.6%
2001 -4.27 % change on previous year -72.2%
2002 -16.77 % change on previous year +292.9%
2003 8.05 % change on previous year -148.0%
2004 6.4 % change on previous year -20.5%
2005 4.71 % change on previous year -26.4%
2006 -17.21 % change on previous year -465.5%
2007 -8.59 % change on previous year -50.1%
2008 15.31 % change on previous year -278.3%
2009 7.41 % change on previous year -51.6%
2010 -8.19 % change on previous year -210.6%
2011 20.3 % change on previous year -347.8%
2012 -12.26 % change on previous year -160.4%
2013 6 % change on previous year -148.9%
2014 -15.27 % change on previous year -354.6%
2015 1.91 % change on previous year -112.5%
2016 -3.42 % change on previous year -278.8%
2017 -1.91 % change on previous year -44.0%
2018 0.4032 % change on previous year -121.1%
2019 0.0956 % change on previous year -76.3%
2020 -14.33 % change on previous year -15092.6%
2021 1.5 % change on previous year -110.5%
2022 3.83 % change on previous year +155.2%

Barbados compared with similar countries

  • Barbados's 3.83 % change on previous year is above the median for high income countries, which is -0.2183 % change on previous year. (78 countries reporting)
  • Barbados's 3.83 % change on previous year is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.37 % change on previous year, 1.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate 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.

YearChange FromTo
2020 -15092.6% 0.0956 % change on previous year -14.33 % change on previous year
1970 -3082.6% 0.2535 % change on previous year -7.56 % change on previous year
1990 +966.1% 9 % change on previous year 96 % change on previous year
1974 +523.9% -2.2 % change on previous year 9.31 % change on previous year
1946 +480.1% 0.4015 % change on previous year 2.33 % change on previous year
2006 -465.5% 4.71 % change on previous year -17.21 % change on previous year

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1750s 0.7477 % change on previous year 0.7229 % change on previous year 0.7736 % change on previous year 9
1760s 0.7404 % change on previous year 0.7169 % change on previous year 0.7687 % change on previous year 10
1770s 0.7353 % change on previous year 0.7123 % change on previous year 0.7636 % change on previous year 10
1780s 0.7296 % change on previous year 0.7071 % change on previous year 0.7578 % change on previous year 10
1790s 0.7234 % change on previous year 0.7009 % change on previous year 0.7517 % change on previous year 10
1800s 0.7164 % change on previous year 0.6937 % change on previous year 0.7447 % change on previous year 10
1810s 0.7087 % change on previous year 0.686 % change on previous year 0.7369 % change on previous year 10
1820s 0.7001 % change on previous year 0.6772 % change on previous year 0.7282 % change on previous year 10
1830s 0.6905 % change on previous year 0.6675 % change on previous year 0.7187 % change on previous year 10
1840s 0.6797 % change on previous year 0.6557 % change on previous year 0.7079 % change on previous year 10
1850s 1.61 % change on previous year -0.8588 % change on previous year 3.87 % change on previous year 10
1860s 0.7295 % change on previous year -1.47 % change on previous year 3.55 % change on previous year 10
1870s 1.4 % change on previous year -1.58 % change on previous year 4.86 % change on previous year 10
1880s 1.77 % change on previous year -1.6 % change on previous year 3.39 % change on previous year 10
1890s -1.03 % change on previous year -6.32 % change on previous year 4.67 % change on previous year 10
1900s -2.21 % change on previous year -4.93 % change on previous year 1.08 % change on previous year 10
1910s -1.4 % change on previous year -6.41 % change on previous year 3.76 % change on previous year 10
1920s -0.0254 % change on previous year -6.6 % change on previous year 3.26 % change on previous year 10
1930s 1.88 % change on previous year -4.91 % change on previous year 8.41 % change on previous year 10
1940s 0.5154 % change on previous year -6.88 % change on previous year 2.33 % change on previous year 10
1950s -6.69 % change on previous year -12.06 % change on previous year 2.38 % change on previous year 10
1960s -4.57 % change on previous year -13.28 % change on previous year 5.37 % change on previous year 10
1970s -1.53 % change on previous year -28.59 % change on previous year 15.19 % change on previous year 10
1980s 9.5 % change on previous year 2.04 % change on previous year 35.76 % change on previous year 10
1990s 14.89 % change on previous year -14.73 % change on previous year 96 % change on previous year 10
2000s -2.03 % change on previous year -17.21 % change on previous year 15.31 % change on previous year 10
2010s -1.24 % change on previous year -15.27 % change on previous year 20.3 % change on previous year 10
2020s -3 % change on previous year -14.33 % change on previous year 3.83 % change on previous year 3

Countries ranked near Barbados

  1. 12 Bahamas 4.08 % change on previous year compare
  2. 13 Mexico 3.99 % change on previous year compare
  3. 14 American Samoa 3.86 % change on previous year compare
  4. 16 Curacao 3.77 % change on previous year compare
  5. 17 Iraq 3.77 % change on previous year compare
  6. 18 Belarus 3.67 % change on previous year compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate in Barbados?
Emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate in Barbados was 3.83 % change on previous year in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate recorded in Barbados?
The highest recorded value was 96 % change on previous year in 1990.
What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate recorded in Barbados?
The lowest recorded value was -28.59 % change on previous year in 1971.
How does Barbados rank for emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate?
Barbados ranks 15th out of 219 countries with data for 2022.
Is emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate rising or falling in Barbados?
Over the last ten years it is up 131.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Barbados data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate
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% change on previous year
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Statizoid (derived)
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Coverage
219 places, 59,468 data points, 1751–2022
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The year-on-year percentage change in emissions of air pollutants. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.