Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Barbados
Barbados: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food was 13.2% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Barbados, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Barbados stood at 13.2%.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Barbados peaked at 28.1% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 2013.
That places Barbados 197th out of 217 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 25.8% | — |
| 1991 | 25.2% | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 26.0% | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 25.8% | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 27.0% | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 26.9% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 28.1% | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 25.1% | -10.6% |
| 1998 | 25.1% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 26.1% | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 18.5% | -29.0% |
| 2001 | 15.7% | -15.4% |
| 2002 | 15.1% | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 14.3% | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 14.8% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 14.6% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 13.7% | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 13.6% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 13.3% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 13.6% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 13.5% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 13.9% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 13.8% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 13.0% | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 13.3% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 13.2% | -0.7% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 13.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 24.5%, 54% of the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 13.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 52.9%, 25% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -29.0% | 26.1% | 18.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.1% | 25.1% | 28.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.7% | 13.3% | 18.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.5% | 13.0% | 13.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Barbados?
- Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Barbados was 13.2% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 28.1% in 1996.
- What is the lowest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 2013.
- How does Barbados rank for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Barbados ranks 197th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.