Methane emissions, per square kilometre in Barbados
Barbados: Methane emissions, per square kilometre was 371.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
371.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
17th
of 195 countries
All-time high
615.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre
in 1984
All-time low
371.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre
in 2024
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Methane emissions, per square kilometre in Barbados, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 371.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre for methane emissions, per square kilometre in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane emissions, per square kilometre in Barbados peaked at 615.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in 1984 and was at its lowest, 371.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre, in 2024.
That places Barbados 17th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Methane emissions, per square kilometre in Barbados, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 375.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 377.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 375 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 382.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 397.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1966 | 420.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1967 | 446 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1968 | 477.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1969 | 510.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1970 | 499.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 527.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1972 | 530.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 564.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1974 | 541.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1975 | 527.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 518.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 570.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1978 | 557.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 563.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 587.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 564.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1982 | 562.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 553.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 615.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1985 | 552.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 1986 | 520.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1987 | 488.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1988 | 481.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 488.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 475.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 473.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 485.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 465.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 467.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 468.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 476.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 466.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 477.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 479.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 510.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 483.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 455.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 452.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 453.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 448.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 416.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 404.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 442.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2009 | 405.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 2010 | 396.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 403.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 392.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 384.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 387.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 384.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 383.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 387.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 387.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 389.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 383.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 378.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 377.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 378.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 371.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -1.6% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 371.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 120.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre, 3.1× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 371.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 81.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre, 4.6× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 418.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 375 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 510.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 540.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 499.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 570.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 541.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 481.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 615.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 473.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 465.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 485.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 447.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 404.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 510.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 389.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 383.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 403.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 377.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 371.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 383.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
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- 16 Lebanon 389.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre compare
- 18 Iraq 359.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre compare
- 19 Haiti 324.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre compare
- 20 Vietnam 303.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre 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 methane emissions, per square kilometre in Barbados?
- Methane emissions, per square kilometre in Barbados was 371.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest methane emissions, per square kilometre recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 615.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in 1984.
- What is the lowest methane emissions, per square kilometre recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 371.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in 2024.
- How does Barbados rank for methane emissions, per square kilometre?
- Barbados ranks 17th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane emissions, per square kilometre rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. 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 Methane emissions, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Methane emissions divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Methane emissions ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Methane emissions Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Methane emissions divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.