Nitrous oxide emissions by sector in Barbados
Barbados: Nitrous oxide emissions by sector was 30,000 tonnes in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nitrous oxide emissions by sector in Barbados, 1990–2023
Source: Climate Watch (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 30,000 tonnes for nitrous oxide emissions by sector in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide emissions by sector in Barbados peaked at 40,000 tonnes in 1990 and was at its lowest, 30,000 tonnes, in 2001.
Barbados ranks 166th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40,000 tonnes | 40,000 tonnes | 40,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 32,000 tonnes | 30,000 tonnes | 40,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 30,000 tonnes | 30,000 tonnes | 30,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 30,000 tonnes | 30,000 tonnes | 30,000 tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
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 nitrous oxide emissions by sector in Barbados?
- Nitrous oxide emissions by sector in Barbados was 30,000 tonnes in 2023, according to Climate Watch (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest nitrous oxide emissions by sector recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 40,000 tonnes in 1990.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide emissions by sector recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 30,000 tonnes in 2001.
- How does Barbados rank for nitrous oxide emissions by sector?
- Barbados ranks 166th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nitrous oxide emissions by sector rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Climate Watch (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Nitrous oxide emissions by sector. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 34 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents.