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.
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 |
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More climate change data for Barbados
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth 0.1% (2025)
- Population, total 282,623 (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.3% (2025)
- Urban population 168,725 (2025)
- Urban population 59.7% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 4.83 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 63.88 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 4.83 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 4.83 tonnes per person (2024)
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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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.