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Share global ghg emissions in Barbados

Barbados: Share global ghg emissions was 0.0028 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.0028
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
170th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.0042
in 2008
All-time low
0.0008
in 1927
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Share global ghg emissions in Barbados, 1850–2024

0.0010.0020.0030.004185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share global ghg emissions in Barbados is 0.0028, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share global ghg emissions in Barbados peaked at 0.0042 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0008, in 1927.

That places Barbados 170th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.

Share global ghg emissions in Barbados, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.0021 —
1851 0.002 -3.8%
1852 0.002 -2.9%
1853 0.002 -0.7%
1854 0.0019 -1.8%
1855 0.0019 -1.1%
1856 0.0019 -0.2%
1857 0.0019 -0.4%
1858 0.0019 +0.1%
1859 0.0019 -0.7%
1860 0.002 +5.5%
1861 0.002 +3.0%
1862 0.0021 +2.0%
1863 0.0021 +0.5%
1864 0.0021 -0.8%
1865 0.0021 +1.4%
1866 0.0021 -0.4%
1867 0.0021 +0.5%
1868 0.0021 +0.2%
1869 0.0021 -0.4%
1870 0.0019 -7.4%
1871 0.0019 -2.0%
1872 0.0018 -3.9%
1873 0.0018 -1.4%
1874 0.0018 -0.6%
1875 0.0018 -1.1%
1876 0.0018 -1.1%
1877 0.0017 -1.7%
1878 0.0017 -0.9%
1879 0.0017 -1.6%
1880 0.0016 -2.8%
1881 0.0016 -0.2%
1882 0.0016 -1.7%
1883 0.0016 -1.6%
1884 0.0016 -0.0%
1885 0.0016 -0.0%
1886 0.0016 +0.1%
1887 0.0016 -1.3%
1888 0.0015 -1.4%
1889 0.0015 -0.1%
1890 0.0015 -4.6%
1891 0.0014 -2.3%
1892 0.0014 +0.2%
1893 0.0014 -0.0%
1894 0.0014 -1.6%
1895 0.0014 -0.8%
1896 0.0014 -0.3%
1897 0.0014 -1.2%
1898 0.0014 -0.8%
1899 0.0013 -1.8%
1900 0.0013 -3.2%
1901 0.0013 -3.7%
1902 0.0012 -2.1%
1903 0.0012 -3.4%
1904 0.0012 -2.1%
1905 0.0011 -2.6%
1906 0.0011 -2.7%
1907 0.0011 -4.6%
1908 0.0011 -0.0%
1909 0.001 -2.9%
1910 0.001 -1.2%
1911 0.001 -0.8%
1912 0.001 -1.2%
1913 0.001 -2.9%
1914 0.001 +2.8%
1915 0.001 +0.6%
1916 0.001 -3.6%
1917 0.0009 -1.9%
1918 0.0009 +0.0%
1919 0.001 +4.0%
1920 0.0009 -9.2%
1921 0.0009 +2.8%
1922 0.0009 -2.0%
1923 0.0008 -5.3%
1924 0.0009 +0.2%
1925 0.0008 -1.5%
1926 0.0008 +0.3%
1927 0.0008 -3.5%
1928 0.0008 +3.3%
1929 0.0008 -3.1%
1930 0.0009 +7.3%
1931 0.0009 +1.3%
1932 0.0009 +4.3%
1933 0.0009 +0.3%
1934 0.0009 -1.6%
1935 0.0009 -2.8%
1936 0.0009 -3.4%
1937 0.0008 -1.4%
1938 0.0009 +2.8%
1939 0.0009 +2.5%
1940 0.0008 -4.1%
1941 0.0009 +1.4%
1942 0.0009 +3.3%
1943 0.0009 +2.4%
1944 0.0009 +3.0%
1945 0.001 +10.5%
1946 0.0011 +1.6%
1947 0.0011 +2.2%
1948 0.0011 +1.7%
1949 0.0012 +5.4%
1950 0.0017 +46.8%
1951 0.0019 +10.4%
1952 0.0017 -6.4%
1953 0.0018 +4.7%
1954 0.0018 -2.7%
1955 0.0018 -1.6%
1956 0.0017 -3.7%
1957 0.0017 -0.8%
1958 0.0017 +2.9%
1959 0.0017 -3.8%
1960 0.0018 +7.2%
1961 0.0019 +4.8%
1962 0.0022 +17.4%
1963 0.0018 -17.0%
1964 0.0017 -3.4%
1965 0.0018 +4.9%
1966 0.0021 +14.2%
1967 0.0023 +11.9%
1968 0.0027 +14.7%
1969 0.0027 +1.1%
1970 0.0024 -10.2%
1971 0.0027 +8.8%
1972 0.0026 -1.0%
1973 0.0025 -3.7%
1974 0.0025 -0.5%
1975 0.0027 +8.6%
1976 0.0025 -7.3%
1977 0.0027 +5.8%
1978 0.0028 +2.6%
1979 0.0027 -3.5%
1980 0.0029 +8.9%
1981 0.003 +2.7%
1982 0.0029 -3.5%
1983 0.0029 +1.9%
1984 0.0031 +5.0%
1985 0.0032 +3.0%
1986 0.0033 +3.5%
1987 0.0033 +0.5%
1988 0.0032 -1.5%
1989 0.0034 +3.4%
1990 0.0034 +2.5%
1991 0.0038 +11.3%
1992 0.0038 +0.1%
1993 0.0032 -16.5%
1994 0.0031 -2.8%
1995 0.0033 +6.5%
1996 0.0033 -0.3%
1997 0.0034 +3.9%
1998 0.0037 +8.1%
1999 0.0039 +4.2%
2000 0.0039 +0.7%
2001 0.0039 -0.6%
2002 0.0037 -3.1%
2003 0.0036 -4.5%
2004 0.0037 +2.9%
2005 0.0037 +0.5%
2006 0.0037 -1.3%
2007 0.0036 -2.0%
2008 0.0042 +17.7%
2009 0.004 -4.4%
2010 0.0036 -11.3%
2011 0.0036 +0.2%
2012 0.0034 -6.2%
2013 0.0033 -1.2%
2014 0.0029 -11.4%
2015 0.0028 -3.5%
2016 0.003 +6.1%
2017 0.003 +1.0%
2018 0.0031 +2.1%
2019 0.0029 -5.0%
2020 0.0028 -4.6%
2021 0.0026 -8.3%
2022 0.0028 +7.8%
2023 0.0028 -0.7%
2024 0.0028 +2.6%

Barbados compared with similar countries

  • Barbados's 0.0028 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0873, 3% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
  • Barbados's 0.0028 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0332, 9% of the median. (36 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Share global ghg emissions 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.

YearChange FromTo
1950 +46.8% 0.0012 0.0017

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.0019 0.0019 0.0021 10
1860s 0.0021 0.002 0.0021 10
1870s 0.0018 0.0017 0.0019 10
1880s 0.0016 0.0015 0.0016 10
1890s 0.0014 0.0013 0.0015 10
1900s 0.0012 0.001 0.0013 10
1910s 0.001 0.0009 0.001 10
1920s 0.0009 0.0008 0.0009 10
1930s 0.0009 0.0008 0.0009 10
1940s 0.001 0.0008 0.0012 10
1950s 0.0017 0.0017 0.0019 10
1960s 0.0021 0.0017 0.0027 10
1970s 0.0026 0.0024 0.0028 10
1980s 0.0031 0.0029 0.0034 10
1990s 0.0035 0.0031 0.0039 10
2000s 0.0038 0.0036 0.0042 10
2010s 0.0032 0.0028 0.0036 10
2020s 0.0028 0.0026 0.0028 5

Countries ranked near Barbados

  1. 167 Djibouti 0.0039 compare
  2. 168 Malta 0.0035 compare
  3. 169 Eswatini 0.003 compare
  4. 171 Fiji 0.0024 compare
  5. 172 Montenegro 0.0022 compare
  6. 173 Macao 0.0021 compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share global ghg emissions in Barbados?
Share global ghg emissions in Barbados was 0.0028 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share global ghg emissions recorded in Barbados?
The highest recorded value was 0.0042 in 2008.
What is the lowest share global ghg emissions recorded in Barbados?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0008 in 1927.
How does Barbados rank for share global ghg emissions?
Barbados ranks 170th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is share global ghg emissions rising or falling in Barbados?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Barbados data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global ghg emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share global ghg emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
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