Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas in Barbados
Barbados: Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas was 0.1301 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas in Barbados, 1928–2024
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
Barbados recorded 0.1301 tonnes per person for per capita co₂ emissions from gas in 2024.
That represents a change of up 9.5% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from gas in Barbados peaked at 0.2129 tonnes per person in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per person, in 1928.
Barbados ranks 98th of 146 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 | 0.0177 tonnes per person | 0.0176 tonnes per person | 0.0179 tonnes per person | 3 |
| 1950s | 0.0312 tonnes per person | 0.0175 tonnes per person | 0.0343 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0286 tonnes per person | 0.0159 tonnes per person | 0.0308 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0351 tonnes per person | 0.0146 tonnes per person | 0.088 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1431 tonnes per person | 0.0581 tonnes per person | 0.2129 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.146 tonnes per person | 0.1118 tonnes per person | 0.1984 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1203 tonnes per person | 0.1091 tonnes per person | 0.1398 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.138 tonnes per person | 0.1065 tonnes per person | 0.1697 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1096 tonnes per person | 0.0912 tonnes per person | 0.1301 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 95 Myanmar 0.1464 tonnes per person compare
- 96 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.1424 tonnes per person compare
- 97 Sweden 0.1417 tonnes per person compare
- 99 South Africa 0.121 tonnes per person compare
- 100 Vietnam 0.1201 tonnes per person compare
- 101 Kyrgyzstan 0.112 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 gas in Barbados?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from gas in Barbados was 0.1301 tonnes per person in 2024, 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 gas recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2129 tonnes per person in 1989.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from gas recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per person in 1928.
- How does Barbados rank for per capita co₂ emissions from gas?
- Barbados ranks 98th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from gas rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 gas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from gas, measured in tonnes per person.