Per capita methane emissions in Barbados
Barbados: Per capita methane emissions was 0.5675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.5675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
159th
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1984
All-time low
0.4425 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1930
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane emissions in Barbados, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita methane emissions in Barbados is 0.5675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Barbados peaked at 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.4425 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1930.
Barbados ranks 159th of 199 countries on this measure, 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 | 0.4671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4631 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4783 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.4679 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4656 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4695 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.4688 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4666 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4709 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.4674 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4662 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4683 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.4663 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4633 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4706 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.4713 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4679 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4737 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.476 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4699 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4797 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.4572 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.445 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.465 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.4528 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4425 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4598 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.4856 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4494 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.533 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.6016 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5568 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6372 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.7319 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6463 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8796 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.9265 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8604 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9755 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9131 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8033 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7795 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.765 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8023 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7189 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.636 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.837 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.602 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5897 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6288 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5759 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5846 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 156 Antigua and Barbuda 0.6008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 157 India 0.5922 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 158 Seychelles 0.5803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 160 Ghana 0.5673 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 161 Lesotho 0.5625 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 162 Armenia 0.5542 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 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 methane emissions in Barbados?
- Per capita methane emissions in Barbados was 0.5675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1984.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4425 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1930.
- How does Barbados rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Barbados ranks 159th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.