Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Barbados
Barbados: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita was 0.1665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.1665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
154th
of 196 countries
All-time high
0.2236 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1997
All-time low
0.1399 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1975
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Barbados, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 0.1665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Barbados peaked at 0.2236 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.1399 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1975.
That places Barbados 154th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Barbados, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.2069 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.1715 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -17.1% |
| 1962 | 0.2134 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +24.5% |
| 1963 | 0.1917 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -10.2% |
| 1964 | 0.2021 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.4% |
| 1965 | 0.185 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.5% |
| 1966 | 0.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 0.1853 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.0% |
| 1968 | 0.1636 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -11.7% |
| 1969 | 0.1577 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.6% |
| 1970 | 0.1743 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +10.5% |
| 1971 | 0.1578 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.5% |
| 1972 | 0.1713 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.6% |
| 1973 | 0.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.1529 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -10.1% |
| 1975 | 0.1399 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.5% |
| 1976 | 0.1544 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +10.4% |
| 1977 | 0.1464 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.2% |
| 1978 | 0.1664 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +13.6% |
| 1979 | 0.1582 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.9% |
| 1980 | 0.1659 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.9% |
| 1981 | 0.1712 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 0.169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.1592 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.8% |
| 1984 | 0.1562 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.1478 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.4% |
| 1986 | 0.153 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 0.1585 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 0.1591 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.1728 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.6% |
| 1990 | 0.1713 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.2116 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +23.5% |
| 1992 | 0.2064 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.1988 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 0.2011 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.2165 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.6% |
| 1996 | 0.2206 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.2236 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.2204 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.2203 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1965 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -10.8% |
| 2001 | 0.1834 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1515 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -17.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1521 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2015 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +32.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1686 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -16.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1677 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1649 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1801 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1603 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -11.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1627 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.156 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1636 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1689 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1543 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.6% |
| 2015 | 0.154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1629 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1654 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1659 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1645 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1596 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.161 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1647 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1669 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.1665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 0.1665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.3851 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 43% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 0.1665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.276 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 60% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1857 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1577 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2134 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1592 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1399 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1743 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1613 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1478 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1728 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2091 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1713 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2236 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1727 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1515 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2015 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1618 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1689 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1637 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1596 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1669 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 151 Papua New Guinea 0.1709 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 152 Sierra Leone 0.169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 153 Cape Verde 0.1678 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 155 Syria 0.1648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 156 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.1612 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 157 Philippines 0.1589 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
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 greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Barbados?
- Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Barbados was 0.1665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2236 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1997.
- What is the lowest greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1399 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1975.
- How does Barbados rank for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita?
- Barbados ranks 154th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Greenhouse gas emissions by gas Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.