Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal in Barbados
Barbados: Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal was 0 tonnes per person in 1989. ◆ Volatile
Latest (1989)
0 tonnes per person
World rank
141st
of 179 countries
All-time high
0.0175 tonnes per person
in 1950
All-time low
0 tonnes per person
in 1928
Years of data
51
1928–1989
Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal in Barbados, 1928–1989
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita co₂ emissions from coal in Barbados is 0 tonnes per person, measured in 1989. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from coal in Barbados peaked at 0.0175 tonnes per person in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per person, in 1928.
Barbados ranks 141st of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 2 |
| 1930s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 6 |
| 1940s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 3 |
| 1950s | 0.0165 tonnes per person | 0.0156 tonnes per person | 0.0175 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0076 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0159 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 139 Burkina Faso 0 tonnes per person compare
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- 141 Andorra 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Angola 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Aruba 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Bahrain 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Bermuda 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Cape Verde 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Central African Republic 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Chad 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Congo 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Curacao 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Ecuador 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 El Salvador 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Faroe Islands 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Fiji 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Gabon 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Greenland 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Guyana 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Libya 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Macao 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Mauritania 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Paraguay 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Saint Helena 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Samoa 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Sierra Leone 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 South Sudan 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Sudan 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Suriname 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Togo 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Tonga 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Trinidad and Tobago 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Tunisia 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Uganda 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Vanuatu 0 tonnes per person compare
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 per capita co₂ emissions from coal in Barbados?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from coal in Barbados was 0 tonnes per person in 1989, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0175 tonnes per person in 1950.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per person in 1928.
- How does Barbados rank for per capita co₂ emissions from coal?
- Barbados ranks 141st out of 179 countries with data for 1989.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured in tonnes per person.