Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Barbados
Barbados: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food was 0.0% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Barbados, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Barbados stood at 0.0%.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Barbados peaked at 0.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1997.
That places Barbados 174th out of 217 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +10.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +10.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +15.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -10.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -13.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +18.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 0.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 3% of the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 0.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1%, 4% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
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% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 171 New Caledonia 0.0% compare
- 172 Comoros 0.0% compare
- 173 Malta 0.0% compare
- 175 Falkland Islands 0.0% compare
- 176 Martinique 0.0% compare
- 177 Cape Verde 0.0% 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 share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Barbados?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Barbados was 0.0% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1997.
- How does Barbados rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food?
- Barbados ranks 174th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.