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Per capita methane emissions in Barbados

Barbados: Per capita methane emissions was 0.5675 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.5675
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
159th
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.04
in 1984
All-time low
0.4425
in 1930
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Per capita methane emissions in Barbados, 1850–2024

00.250.50.751185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for per capita methane emissions in Barbados is 0.5675, 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 in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.4425, 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.

Per capita methane emissions in Barbados, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.4783 —
1851 0.4733 -1.0%
1852 0.4693 -0.8%
1853 0.4673 -0.4%
1854 0.4652 -0.4%
1855 0.4631 -0.4%
1856 0.4632 +0.0%
1857 0.4634 +0.0%
1858 0.4636 +0.0%
1859 0.4643 +0.2%
1860 0.4656 +0.3%
1861 0.4659 +0.1%
1862 0.4666 +0.2%
1863 0.468 +0.3%
1864 0.4693 +0.3%
1865 0.4695 +0.0%
1866 0.4691 -0.1%
1867 0.4688 -0.1%
1868 0.4684 -0.1%
1869 0.4675 -0.2%
1870 0.4666 -0.2%
1871 0.4677 +0.2%
1872 0.4686 +0.2%
1873 0.4694 +0.2%
1874 0.4702 +0.2%
1875 0.4709 +0.1%
1876 0.4701 -0.2%
1877 0.4693 -0.2%
1878 0.4683 -0.2%
1879 0.4674 -0.2%
1880 0.4664 -0.2%
1881 0.4662 -0.0%
1882 0.4677 +0.3%
1883 0.4683 +0.1%
1884 0.4679 -0.1%
1885 0.4672 -0.2%
1886 0.4671 -0.0%
1887 0.4675 +0.1%
1888 0.4676 +0.0%
1889 0.468 +0.1%
1890 0.4706 +0.5%
1891 0.4687 -0.4%
1892 0.4674 -0.3%
1893 0.4661 -0.3%
1894 0.4648 -0.3%
1895 0.4633 -0.3%
1896 0.464 +0.2%
1897 0.4647 +0.1%
1898 0.4654 +0.2%
1899 0.4681 +0.6%
1900 0.47 +0.4%
1901 0.468 -0.4%
1902 0.4679 -0.0%
1903 0.4694 +0.3%
1904 0.4711 +0.3%
1905 0.4726 +0.3%
1906 0.4731 +0.1%
1907 0.4735 +0.1%
1908 0.4737 +0.1%
1909 0.4735 -0.0%
1910 0.4728 -0.2%
1911 0.4751 +0.5%
1912 0.477 +0.4%
1913 0.4785 +0.3%
1914 0.4792 +0.1%
1915 0.4797 +0.1%
1916 0.4779 -0.4%
1917 0.4759 -0.4%
1918 0.4739 -0.4%
1919 0.4699 -0.8%
1920 0.4642 -1.2%
1921 0.4648 +0.1%
1922 0.465 +0.0%
1923 0.4626 -0.5%
1924 0.46 -0.6%
1925 0.4574 -0.6%
1926 0.4543 -0.7%
1927 0.4509 -0.8%
1928 0.4483 -0.6%
1929 0.445 -0.7%
1930 0.4425 -0.6%
1931 0.4469 +1.0%
1932 0.4508 +0.9%
1933 0.4544 +0.8%
1934 0.4574 +0.7%
1935 0.4598 +0.5%
1936 0.4576 -0.5%
1937 0.4547 -0.6%
1938 0.4525 -0.5%
1939 0.4515 -0.2%
1940 0.4494 -0.5%
1941 0.4561 +1.5%
1942 0.4633 +1.6%
1943 0.4684 +1.1%
1944 0.4745 +1.3%
1945 0.4844 +2.1%
1946 0.4967 +2.5%
1947 0.5092 +2.5%
1948 0.5211 +2.3%
1949 0.533 +2.3%
1950 0.5568 +4.5%
1951 0.574 +3.1%
1952 0.5793 +0.9%
1953 0.5913 +2.1%
1954 0.5989 +1.3%
1955 0.6086 +1.6%
1956 0.6151 +1.1%
1957 0.6233 +1.3%
1958 0.6319 +1.4%
1959 0.6372 +0.8%
1960 0.6463 +1.4%
1961 0.6921 +7.1%
1962 0.6893 -0.4%
1963 0.6788 -1.5%
1964 0.6862 +1.1%
1965 0.7053 +2.8%
1966 0.7383 +4.7%
1967 0.7761 +5.1%
1968 0.8268 +6.5%
1969 0.8796 +6.4%
1970 0.8604 -2.2%
1971 0.9102 +5.8%
1972 0.9139 +0.4%
1973 0.9693 +6.1%
1974 0.929 -4.2%
1975 0.9023 -2.9%
1976 0.8864 -1.8%
1977 0.9755 +10.1%
1978 0.9537 -2.2%
1979 0.9643 +1.1%
1980 1 +4.1%
1981 0.9624 -4.2%
1982 0.9553 -0.7%
1983 0.9369 -1.9%
1984 1.04 +10.9%
1985 0.928 -10.6%
1986 0.8714 -6.1%
1987 0.8163 -6.3%
1988 0.8033 -1.6%
1989 0.8142 +1.4%
1990 0.7913 -2.8%
1991 0.7843 -0.9%
1992 0.8023 +2.3%
1993 0.7661 -4.5%
1994 0.7689 +0.4%
1995 0.7681 -0.1%
1996 0.7805 +1.6%
1997 0.765 -2.0%
1998 0.7832 +2.4%
1999 0.7854 +0.3%
2000 0.837 +6.6%
2001 0.7922 -5.4%
2002 0.7417 -6.4%
2003 0.7323 -1.3%
2004 0.7295 -0.4%
2005 0.7179 -1.6%
2006 0.6637 -7.5%
2007 0.6413 -3.4%
2008 0.6975 +8.8%
2009 0.636 -8.8%
2010 0.6198 -2.5%
2011 0.6288 +1.5%
2012 0.6102 -3.0%
2013 0.596 -2.3%
2014 0.5989 +0.5%
2015 0.592 -1.2%
2016 0.5897 -0.4%
2017 0.5943 +0.8%
2018 0.594 -0.1%
2019 0.5958 +0.3%
2020 0.5846 -1.9%
2021 0.5766 -1.4%
2022 0.575 -0.3%
2023 0.5759 +0.2%
2024 0.5675 -1.5%

Barbados compared with similar countries

  • Barbados's 0.5675 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.02, 56% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
  • Barbados's 0.5675 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.03, 55% of the median. (36 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.4671 0.4631 0.4783 10
1860s 0.4679 0.4656 0.4695 10
1870s 0.4688 0.4666 0.4709 10
1880s 0.4674 0.4662 0.4683 10
1890s 0.4663 0.4633 0.4706 10
1900s 0.4713 0.4679 0.4737 10
1910s 0.476 0.4699 0.4797 10
1920s 0.4572 0.445 0.465 10
1930s 0.4528 0.4425 0.4598 10
1940s 0.4856 0.4494 0.533 10
1950s 0.6016 0.5568 0.6372 10
1960s 0.7319 0.6463 0.8796 10
1970s 0.9265 0.8604 0.9755 10
1980s 0.9131 0.8033 1.04 10
1990s 0.7795 0.765 0.8023 10
2000s 0.7189 0.636 0.837 10
2010s 0.602 0.5897 0.6288 10
2020s 0.5759 0.5675 0.5846 5

Countries ranked near Barbados

  1. 156 Antigua and Barbuda 0.6008 compare
  2. 157 India 0.5922 compare
  3. 158 Seychelles 0.5803 compare
  4. 160 Ghana 0.5673 compare
  5. 161 Lesotho 0.5625 compare
  6. 162 Armenia 0.5542 compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita methane emissions in Barbados?
Per capita methane emissions in Barbados was 0.5675 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in Barbados?
The highest recorded value was 1.04 in 1984.
What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Barbados?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4425 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Per capita methane emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,079 data points, 1850–2024
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