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.
Per capita methane emissions in Barbados, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.4783 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1851 | 0.4733 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1852 | 0.4693 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1853 | 0.4673 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1854 | 0.4652 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1855 | 0.4631 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1856 | 0.4632 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 0.4634 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.4636 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.4643 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1860 | 0.4656 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1861 | 0.4659 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1862 | 0.4666 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1863 | 0.468 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1864 | 0.4693 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1865 | 0.4695 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 0.4691 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1867 | 0.4688 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1868 | 0.4684 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1869 | 0.4675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1870 | 0.4666 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1871 | 0.4677 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1872 | 0.4686 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1873 | 0.4694 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1874 | 0.4702 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1875 | 0.4709 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1876 | 0.4701 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1877 | 0.4693 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1878 | 0.4683 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1879 | 0.4674 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1880 | 0.4664 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1881 | 0.4662 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1882 | 0.4677 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1883 | 0.4683 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1884 | 0.4679 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1885 | 0.4672 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1886 | 0.4671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.4675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1888 | 0.4676 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 0.468 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1890 | 0.4706 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1891 | 0.4687 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1892 | 0.4674 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1893 | 0.4661 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1894 | 0.4648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1895 | 0.4633 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1896 | 0.464 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1897 | 0.4647 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1898 | 0.4654 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1899 | 0.4681 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1900 | 0.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1901 | 0.468 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1902 | 0.4679 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.4694 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1904 | 0.4711 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1905 | 0.4726 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1906 | 0.4731 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1907 | 0.4735 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1908 | 0.4737 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1909 | 0.4735 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.4728 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1911 | 0.4751 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1912 | 0.477 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1913 | 0.4785 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1914 | 0.4792 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1915 | 0.4797 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1916 | 0.4779 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1917 | 0.4759 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1918 | 0.4739 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1919 | 0.4699 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1920 | 0.4642 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1921 | 0.4648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1922 | 0.465 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.4626 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1924 | 0.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1925 | 0.4574 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1926 | 0.4543 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1927 | 0.4509 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1928 | 0.4483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1929 | 0.445 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1930 | 0.4425 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1931 | 0.4469 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1932 | 0.4508 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1933 | 0.4544 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1934 | 0.4574 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1935 | 0.4598 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1936 | 0.4576 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1937 | 0.4547 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1938 | 0.4525 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1939 | 0.4515 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1940 | 0.4494 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1941 | 0.4561 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1942 | 0.4633 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1943 | 0.4684 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1944 | 0.4745 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1945 | 0.4844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 1946 | 0.4967 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 1947 | 0.5092 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 1948 | 0.5211 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 1949 | 0.533 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 1950 | 0.5568 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.5% |
| 1951 | 0.574 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.1% |
| 1952 | 0.5793 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1953 | 0.5913 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 1954 | 0.5989 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1955 | 0.6086 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1956 | 0.6151 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1957 | 0.6233 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1958 | 0.6319 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1959 | 0.6372 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1960 | 0.6463 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1961 | 0.6921 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.1% |
| 1962 | 0.6893 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.6788 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.6862 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.7053 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.8% |
| 1966 | 0.7383 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.7% |
| 1967 | 0.7761 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.1% |
| 1968 | 0.8268 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.5% |
| 1969 | 0.8796 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.4% |
| 1970 | 0.8604 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 0.9102 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.8% |
| 1972 | 0.9139 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.9693 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.1% |
| 1974 | 0.929 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.2% |
| 1975 | 0.9023 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.8864 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 0.9755 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +10.1% |
| 1978 | 0.9537 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.9643 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.1% |
| 1981 | 0.9624 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.2% |
| 1982 | 0.9553 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.9369 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +10.9% |
| 1985 | 0.928 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -10.6% |
| 1986 | 0.8714 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.1% |
| 1987 | 0.8163 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.3% |
| 1988 | 0.8033 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.8142 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.7913 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 0.7843 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.8023 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.7661 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 0.7689 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.7681 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.7805 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.765 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.7832 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.7854 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.837 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 0.7922 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 0.7417 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 0.7323 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.7295 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.7179 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.6637 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.5% |
| 2007 | 0.6413 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.6975 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.8% |
| 2009 | 0.636 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.8% |
| 2010 | 0.6198 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.6288 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.6102 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.596 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.5989 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.592 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.5897 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.5943 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.594 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.5958 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.5846 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.5766 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.575 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.5759 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.5675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 0.5675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 56% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 0.5675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 55% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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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Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.