Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in Barbados
Barbados: Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in Barbados, 1928–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Barbados is 0.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 86 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Barbados peaked at 0.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1928.
That places Barbados 152nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1928 | 0.0% | — |
| 1929 | 0.0% | +85.6% |
| 1930 | 0.0% | +87.0% |
| 1931 | 0.0% | +17.6% |
| 1932 | 0.0% | +13.6% |
| 1933 | 0.0% | +10.2% |
| 1934 | 0.0% | +8.0% |
| 1939 | 0.0% | -16.1% |
| 1947 | 0.0% | -34.1% |
| 1948 | 0.0% | -5.5% |
| 1949 | 0.0% | -4.9% |
| 1950 | 0.0% | +183.3% |
| 1951 | 0.0% | +88.4% |
| 1952 | 0.0% | +30.9% |
| 1953 | 0.0% | +28.1% |
| 1954 | 0.0% | +20.1% |
| 1955 | 0.0% | +17.0% |
| 1956 | 0.0% | +12.3% |
| 1957 | 0.0% | +10.4% |
| 1958 | 0.0% | +9.7% |
| 1959 | 0.0% | +7.5% |
| 1960 | 0.0% | +7.8% |
| 1961 | 0.0% | +7.4% |
| 1962 | 0.0% | +9.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0% | +3.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0% | +2.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0% | +2.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0% | +4.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0% | +5.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0% | +7.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | +7.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | +3.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 0.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 8% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 0.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0%, 23% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +183.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1951 | +88.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1930 | +87.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1929 | +85.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1947 | -34.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1952 | +30.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6 |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
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 share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Barbados?
- Share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Barbados was 0.0% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1928.
- How does Barbados rank for share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Barbados ranks 152nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from oil.