Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Barbados
Barbados: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change 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 global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Barbados is 0.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 86 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Barbados peaked at 0.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1928.
Barbados ranks 170th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1928 | 0.0% | — |
| 1929 | 0.0% | +95.9% |
| 1930 | 0.0% | +58.9% |
| 1931 | 0.0% | +32.4% |
| 1932 | 0.0% | +23.9% |
| 1933 | 0.0% | +18.8% |
| 1934 | 0.0% | +15.3% |
| 1939 | 0.0% | +4.9% |
| 1947 | 0.0% | +2.9% |
| 1948 | 0.0% | +14.2% |
| 1949 | 0.0% | +12.1% |
| 1950 | 0.0% | +52.2% |
| 1951 | 0.0% | +41.0% |
| 1952 | 0.0% | +24.5% |
| 1953 | 0.0% | +19.2% |
| 1954 | 0.0% | +14.2% |
| 1955 | 0.0% | +11.4% |
| 1956 | 0.0% | +8.7% |
| 1957 | 0.0% | +7.2% |
| 1958 | 0.0% | +6.7% |
| 1959 | 0.0% | +6.0% |
| 1960 | 0.0% | +5.9% |
| 1961 | 0.0% | +6.0% |
| 1962 | 0.0% | +7.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0% | +4.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0% | +3.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0% | +4.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0% | +5.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0% | +6.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0% | +7.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | +7.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | +5.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | +6.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | +5.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | +4.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | +5.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | +4.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 0.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 2% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 0.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1%, 3% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | +95.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1930 | +58.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1950 | +52.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1951 | +41.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1931 | +32.4% | 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 global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Barbados?
- Share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change 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 including land-use change recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1928.
- How does Barbados rank for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Barbados ranks 170th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. 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 global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global total cumulative emissions of CO₂ (including land-use change).