Methane emissions in Barbados
Barbados: Methane emissions was 160,307 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
160,307 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
175th
of 199 countries
All-time high
264,765 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 1984
All-time low
64,859 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Methane emissions in Barbados, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 160,307 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents for methane emissions in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane emissions in Barbados peaked at 264,765 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 1984 and was at its lowest, 64,859 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, in 1850.
That places Barbados 175th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Methane emissions in Barbados, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 64,859 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | — |
| 1851 | 65,071 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.3% |
| 1852 | 65,353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 1853 | 65,837 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 1854 | 66,320 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 1855 | 66,802 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 1856 | 67,615 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.2% |
| 1857 | 68,437 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.2% |
| 1858 | 69,269 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.2% |
| 1859 | 70,110 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.2% |
| 1860 | 70,962 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.2% |
| 1861 | 71,587 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.9% |
| 1862 | 72,198 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.9% |
| 1863 | 72,827 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.9% |
| 1864 | 73,449 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.9% |
| 1865 | 73,891 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.6% |
| 1866 | 74,256 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.5% |
| 1867 | 74,621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.5% |
| 1868 | 74,989 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.5% |
| 1869 | 75,276 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 1870 | 75,564 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 1871 | 76,187 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.8% |
| 1872 | 76,784 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.8% |
| 1873 | 77,383 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.8% |
| 1874 | 77,983 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.8% |
| 1875 | 78,557 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 1876 | 78,895 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 1877 | 79,235 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 1878 | 79,545 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 1879 | 79,858 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 1880 | 80,171 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 1881 | 80,625 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.6% |
| 1882 | 81,382 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.9% |
| 1883 | 81,993 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.8% |
| 1884 | 82,439 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.5% |
| 1885 | 82,816 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.5% |
| 1886 | 83,311 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.6% |
| 1887 | 83,898 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 1888 | 84,441 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.6% |
| 1889 | 85,053 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 1890 | 86,068 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.2% |
| 1891 | 86,303 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.3% |
| 1892 | 86,626 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 1893 | 86,992 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 1894 | 87,334 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 1895 | 87,653 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 1896 | 88,388 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.8% |
| 1897 | 89,122 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.8% |
| 1898 | 89,876 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.8% |
| 1899 | 90,649 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.9% |
| 1900 | 90,921 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.3% |
| 1901 | 90,078 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.9% |
| 1902 | 89,244 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.9% |
| 1903 | 88,377 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.0% |
| 1904 | 87,530 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.0% |
| 1905 | 86,675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.0% |
| 1906 | 85,638 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.2% |
| 1907 | 84,592 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.2% |
| 1908 | 83,538 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.2% |
| 1909 | 82,476 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.3% |
| 1910 | 81,404 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.3% |
| 1911 | 80,936 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.6% |
| 1912 | 80,443 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.6% |
| 1913 | 79,960 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.6% |
| 1914 | 79,351 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.8% |
| 1915 | 78,721 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.8% |
| 1916 | 77,710 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.3% |
| 1917 | 76,680 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.3% |
| 1918 | 75,665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.3% |
| 1919 | 74,631 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.4% |
| 1920 | 73,611 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.4% |
| 1921 | 73,901 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 1922 | 74,405 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 1923 | 74,796 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.5% |
| 1924 | 75,136 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.5% |
| 1925 | 75,489 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.5% |
| 1926 | 75,757 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 1927 | 75,960 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.3% |
| 1928 | 76,298 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 1929 | 76,534 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.3% |
| 1930 | 76,918 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.5% |
| 1931 | 78,500 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.1% |
| 1932 | 80,041 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.0% |
| 1933 | 81,563 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.9% |
| 1934 | 83,008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.8% |
| 1935 | 84,355 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.6% |
| 1936 | 84,875 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.6% |
| 1937 | 85,259 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.5% |
| 1938 | 85,776 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.6% |
| 1939 | 86,473 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.8% |
| 1940 | 86,913 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.5% |
| 1941 | 89,030 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.4% |
| 1942 | 91,232 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.5% |
| 1943 | 93,008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.9% |
| 1944 | 95,001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.1% |
| 1945 | 97,788 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.9% |
| 1946 | 101,089 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.4% |
| 1947 | 104,504 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.4% |
| 1948 | 107,825 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.2% |
| 1949 | 111,237 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.2% |
| 1950 | 116,881 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +5.1% |
| 1951 | 122,500 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.8% |
| 1952 | 125,431 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.4% |
| 1953 | 129,632 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.3% |
| 1954 | 132,687 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.4% |
| 1955 | 135,909 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.4% |
| 1956 | 138,104 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.6% |
| 1957 | 140,735 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.9% |
| 1958 | 143,601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.0% |
| 1959 | 145,785 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.5% |
| 1960 | 149,231 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.4% |
| 1961 | 161,355 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +8.1% |
| 1962 | 162,144 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 161,248 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 164,674 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 170,980 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.8% |
| 1966 | 180,881 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +5.8% |
| 1967 | 191,781 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +6.0% |
| 1968 | 205,505 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +7.2% |
| 1969 | 219,412 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +6.8% |
| 1970 | 214,579 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 226,806 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +5.7% |
| 1972 | 228,167 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 242,643 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +6.3% |
| 1974 | 232,969 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -4.0% |
| 1975 | 226,658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 222,876 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 245,464 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +10.1% |
| 1978 | 239,911 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 242,301 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 252,587 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 242,796 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -3.9% |
| 1982 | 241,794 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 237,966 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 264,765 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +11.3% |
| 1985 | 237,415 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -10.3% |
| 1986 | 223,626 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -5.8% |
| 1987 | 210,018 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -6.1% |
| 1988 | 207,076 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 210,164 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 204,608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 203,426 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 208,823 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 199,971 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 201,176 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 201,284 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 204,719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 200,745 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 205,536 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 206,189 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 219,357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 207,885 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 195,929 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 194,638 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 194,991 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 192,920 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 179,220 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 173,991 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 190,231 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +9.3% |
| 2009 | 174,342 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -8.4% |
| 2010 | 170,587 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 173,653 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 168,986 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 165,489 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 166,720 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 165,165 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 164,890 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 166,521 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 166,745 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 167,540 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 164,698 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 162,679 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 162,331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 162,615 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 160,307 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.4% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 160,307 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents is below the median for high income countries, which is 8.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, 2% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 160,307 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, 3% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 66,967 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 64,859 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 70,110 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1860s | 73,406 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 70,962 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 75,276 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1870s | 77,999 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 75,564 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 79,858 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1880s | 82,613 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 80,171 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 85,053 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1890s | 87,901 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 86,068 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 90,649 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1900s | 86,907 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 82,476 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 90,921 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1910s | 78,550 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 74,631 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 81,404 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1920s | 75,189 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 73,611 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 76,534 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1930s | 82,677 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 76,918 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 86,473 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1940s | 97,763 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 86,913 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 111,237 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1950s | 133,126 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 116,881 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 145,785 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1960s | 176,721 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 149,231 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 219,412 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1970s | 232,237 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 214,579 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 245,464 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1980s | 232,821 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 207,076 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 264,765 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1990s | 203,648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 199,971 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 208,823 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2000s | 192,350 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 173,991 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 219,357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2010s | 167,630 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 164,890 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 173,653 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2020s | 162,526 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 160,307 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 164,698 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 172 Maldives 170,638 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 173 Malta 165,034 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 174 Samoa 160,960 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 176 Cape Verde 158,124 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 177 Tonga 104,449 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 178 Andorra 77,012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 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 in Barbados?
- Methane emissions in Barbados was 160,307 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest methane emissions recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 264,765 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 1984.
- What is the lowest methane emissions recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 64,859 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 1850.
- How does Barbados rank for methane emissions?
- Barbados ranks 175th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane emissions rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.