Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring in Barbados
Barbados: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring was 0.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring in Barbados, 1990–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in Barbados stood at 0.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in Barbados peaked at 0.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
Barbados ranks 109th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +93.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +45.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +30.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +20.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +15.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +12.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +10.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +8.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +7.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | -2.1% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 0.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0%, 4% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +93.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1992 | +45.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1993 | +30.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in Barbados?
- Share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring 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 global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Barbados rank for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Barbados ranks 109th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from flaring.