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.
Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal in Barbados, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1928 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1929 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1930 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1931 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1932 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1933 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1934 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1939 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1947 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1948 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1949 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1950 | 0.0175 tonnes per person | — |
| 1951 | 0.0172 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1952 | 0.0169 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1953 | 0.0167 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1954 | 0.0165 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1955 | 0.0164 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1956 | 0.0163 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1957 | 0.0158 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 1958 | 0.0157 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1959 | 0.0156 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1960 | 0.0159 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1961 | 0.0154 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 1962 | 0.0154 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 0 tonnes per person | -100.0% |
| 1964 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1965 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1966 | 0.015 tonnes per person | — |
| 1967 | 0.0147 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1968 | 0 tonnes per person | -100.0% |
| 1969 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1970 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1971 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1972 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1973 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1974 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1975 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1976 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1977 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1978 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1979 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1980 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1981 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1982 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1983 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1984 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1985 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1986 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1987 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1988 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1989 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 0 tonnes per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2688 tonnes per person. (68 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 0 tonnes per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0024 tonnes per person. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal in Barbados changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | -100.0% | 0.0154 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person |
| 1968 | -100.0% | 0.0147 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person |
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
- 138 Malta 0 tonnes per person compare
- 139 Burkina Faso 0 tonnes per person compare
- 140 Turkmenistan 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Andorra 0 tonnes per person
- 141 Angola 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Aruba 0 tonnes per person
- 141 Bahrain 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Bermuda 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 0 tonnes per person
- 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
- 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 Liechtenstein 0 tonnes per person
- 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
- 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
- 141 Sierra Leone 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0 tonnes per person
- 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
- 141 Tonga 0 tonnes per person
- 141 Trinidad and Tobago 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Tunisia 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Uganda 0 tonnes per person
- 141 Vanuatu 0 tonnes per person 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 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.