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Share global methane emissions in Barbados

Barbados: Share global methane emissions was 0.0017 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.0017
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
176th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.0053
in 1864
All-time low
0.0017
in 2024
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Share global methane emissions in Barbados, 1850–2024

0.0020.0030.0040.005185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Barbados recorded 0.0017 for share global methane emissions in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 175 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share global methane emissions in Barbados peaked at 0.0053 in 1864 and was at its lowest, 0.0017, in 2024.

Barbados ranks 176th of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Share global methane emissions in Barbados, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.0051 —
1851 0.0051 -0.0%
1852 0.0051 -0.1%
1853 0.0051 +0.1%
1854 0.0051 -0.2%
1855 0.0051 +0.2%
1856 0.0052 +0.5%
1857 0.0052 +0.7%
1858 0.0052 +0.7%
1859 0.0053 +0.5%
1860 0.0053 +0.4%
1861 0.0053 +0.2%
1862 0.0053 +0.4%
1863 0.0053 +0.0%
1864 0.0053 +0.1%
1865 0.0053 -0.1%
1866 0.0053 -0.2%
1867 0.0053 -0.1%
1868 0.0053 -0.0%
1869 0.0053 -0.3%
1870 0.0053 -0.1%
1871 0.0053 -0.1%
1872 0.0052 -0.5%
1873 0.0052 -0.3%
1874 0.0052 +0.4%
1875 0.0052 -0.4%
1876 0.0052 -0.3%
1877 0.0052 -0.3%
1878 0.0052 -0.3%
1879 0.0051 -0.6%
1880 0.0051 -1.0%
1881 0.0051 -0.6%
1882 0.0051 -0.2%
1883 0.005 -0.5%
1884 0.005 -0.2%
1885 0.005 -0.3%
1886 0.005 -0.2%
1887 0.005 -0.4%
1888 0.0049 -0.8%
1889 0.0049 -0.0%
1890 0.0049 -0.3%
1891 0.0049 -0.8%
1892 0.0049 -0.4%
1893 0.0049 -0.0%
1894 0.0048 -0.7%
1895 0.0048 -0.9%
1896 0.0048 -0.1%
1897 0.0048 -0.3%
1898 0.0047 -0.4%
1899 0.0047 -0.8%
1900 0.0047 -1.0%
1901 0.0046 -2.0%
1902 0.0045 -1.8%
1903 0.0044 -2.7%
1904 0.0043 -1.7%
1905 0.0042 -2.2%
1906 0.0041 -2.7%
1907 0.0039 -3.5%
1908 0.0039 -1.3%
1909 0.0038 -2.6%
1910 0.0037 -2.6%
1911 0.0036 -1.6%
1912 0.0036 -1.7%
1913 0.0035 -2.4%
1914 0.0035 +0.2%
1915 0.0034 -1.3%
1916 0.0033 -3.1%
1917 0.0032 -2.7%
1918 0.0032 -1.0%
1919 0.0032 -0.1%
1920 0.0031 -4.0%
1921 0.0031 +2.1%
1922 0.0031 -1.4%
1923 0.003 -2.7%
1924 0.003 -0.7%
1925 0.003 -0.5%
1926 0.003 -0.0%
1927 0.0029 -2.5%
1928 0.0029 -0.2%
1929 0.0028 -1.9%
1930 0.0029 +0.3%
1931 0.0029 +2.5%
1932 0.003 +2.0%
1933 0.003 +0.2%
1934 0.003 -0.6%
1935 0.003 -0.2%
1936 0.0029 -2.1%
1937 0.0029 -1.7%
1938 0.0029 +0.3%
1939 0.0028 -1.1%
1940 0.0028 -1.6%
1941 0.0028 +0.7%
1942 0.0028 +1.2%
1943 0.0028 -0.1%
1944 0.0029 +0.7%
1945 0.003 +3.9%
1946 0.003 +0.4%
1947 0.003 +0.1%
1948 0.003 +1.7%
1949 0.0031 +1.9%
1950 0.0032 +2.5%
1951 0.0032 +1.5%
1952 0.0032 +0.3%
1953 0.0033 +0.9%
1954 0.0032 -0.2%
1955 0.0032 -2.2%
1956 0.0031 -1.4%
1957 0.0031 -1.0%
1958 0.0031 -0.1%
1959 0.003 -2.7%
1960 0.003 -0.5%
1961 0.0032 +7.5%
1962 0.0032 -1.5%
1963 0.0031 -2.9%
1964 0.0031 +0.1%
1965 0.0031 +1.2%
1966 0.0032 +2.0%
1967 0.0033 +4.7%
1968 0.0035 +5.3%
1969 0.0036 +3.7%
1970 0.0035 -4.6%
1971 0.0037 +5.3%
1972 0.0036 -1.5%
1973 0.0037 +3.6%
1974 0.0036 -4.4%
1975 0.0034 -4.3%
1976 0.0033 -3.1%
1977 0.0036 +8.6%
1978 0.0035 -2.5%
1979 0.0035 -1.5%
1980 0.0036 +4.8%
1981 0.0036 -1.3%
1982 0.0035 -1.6%
1983 0.0035 -1.6%
1984 0.0038 +9.7%
1985 0.0034 -11.4%
1986 0.0031 -6.7%
1987 0.0029 -6.6%
1988 0.0029 -2.7%
1989 0.0028 -0.3%
1990 0.0027 -3.3%
1991 0.0028 +0.2%
1992 0.0028 +2.6%
1993 0.0027 -4.2%
1994 0.0027 -0.4%
1995 0.0027 -1.1%
1996 0.0027 +0.5%
1997 0.0026 -1.7%
1998 0.0027 +3.1%
1999 0.0027 -0.1%
2000 0.0028 +4.6%
2001 0.0027 -5.0%
2002 0.0026 -5.3%
2003 0.0025 -3.1%
2004 0.0024 -1.7%
2005 0.0024 -2.7%
2006 0.0022 -8.6%
2007 0.0021 -3.6%
2008 0.0023 +8.4%
2009 0.0021 -7.6%
2010 0.002 -3.6%
2011 0.002 -1.1%
2012 0.0019 -3.4%
2013 0.0019 -1.5%
2014 0.0019 -0.2%
2015 0.0019 -1.1%
2016 0.0019 -0.6%
2017 0.0018 -0.7%
2018 0.0018 -1.3%
2019 0.0018 -0.2%
2020 0.0018 -0.6%
2021 0.0017 -3.2%
2022 0.0017 -2.2%
2023 0.0017 -1.2%
2024 0.0017 -2.2%

Barbados compared with similar countries

  • Barbados's 0.0017 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0876, 2% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
  • Barbados's 0.0017 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0558, 3% of the median. (36 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.0052 0.0051 0.0053 10
1860s 0.0053 0.0053 0.0053 10
1870s 0.0052 0.0051 0.0053 10
1880s 0.005 0.0049 0.0051 10
1890s 0.0048 0.0047 0.0049 10
1900s 0.0042 0.0038 0.0047 10
1910s 0.0034 0.0032 0.0037 10
1920s 0.003 0.0028 0.0031 10
1930s 0.0029 0.0028 0.003 10
1940s 0.0029 0.0028 0.0031 10
1950s 0.0032 0.003 0.0033 10
1960s 0.0032 0.003 0.0036 10
1970s 0.0035 0.0033 0.0037 10
1980s 0.0033 0.0028 0.0038 10
1990s 0.0027 0.0026 0.0028 10
2000s 0.0024 0.0021 0.0028 10
2010s 0.0019 0.0018 0.002 10
2020s 0.0017 0.0017 0.0018 5

Countries ranked near Barbados

  1. 173 Malta 0.0017 compare
  2. 174 Maldives 0.0017 compare
  3. 175 Cape Verde 0.0017 compare
  4. 177 Tonga 0.0011 compare
  5. 178 Andorra 0.0008 compare
  6. 179 Seychelles 0.0008 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share global methane emissions in Barbados?
Share global methane emissions in Barbados was 0.0017 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share global methane emissions recorded in Barbados?
The highest recorded value was 0.0053 in 1864.
What is the lowest share global methane emissions recorded in Barbados?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0017 in 2024.
How does Barbados rank for share global methane emissions?
Barbados ranks 176th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is share global methane emissions rising or falling in Barbados?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Barbados data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share global methane emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
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