Waste — Emissions per capita in Barbados
Barbados: Waste — Emissions per capita was 0.43 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling
Waste — Emissions per capita in Barbados, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 0.43 t CO2eq/cap for waste — emissions per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions per capita in Barbados peaked at 0.51 t CO2eq/cap in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.42 t CO2eq/cap, in 2020.
That places Barbados 49th out of 222 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions per capita in Barbados, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.5 t CO2eq/cap | — |
| 1991 | 0.49 t CO2eq/cap | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.47 t CO2eq/cap | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 0.47 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.47 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.47 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.47 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.48 t CO2eq/cap | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.47 t CO2eq/cap | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.47 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.47 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.47 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.46 t CO2eq/cap | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.46 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.46 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.46 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.46 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.45 t CO2eq/cap | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.51 t CO2eq/cap | +13.3% |
| 2009 | 0.44 t CO2eq/cap | -13.7% |
| 2010 | 0.44 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.43 t CO2eq/cap | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.43 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.43 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.43 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.43 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.43 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.43 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.43 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.43 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.42 t CO2eq/cap | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.42 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.43 t CO2eq/cap | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.43 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 0.43 t CO2eq/cap is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.44 t CO2eq/cap, 98% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 0.43 t CO2eq/cap is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.38 t CO2eq/cap, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.476 t CO2eq/cap | 0.47 t CO2eq/cap | 0.5 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.464 t CO2eq/cap | 0.44 t CO2eq/cap | 0.51 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.431 t CO2eq/cap | 0.43 t CO2eq/cap | 0.44 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.425 t CO2eq/cap | 0.42 t CO2eq/cap | 0.43 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 49 Djibouti 0.43 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 49 Portugal 0.43 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 49 Republic of Korea 0.43 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 49 Spain 0.43 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 49 United States 0.43 t CO2eq/cap 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 waste — emissions per capita in Barbados?
- Waste — emissions per capita in Barbados was 0.43 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 0.51 t CO2eq/cap in 2008.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.42 t CO2eq/cap in 2020.
- How does Barbados rank for waste — emissions per capita?
- Barbados ranks 49th out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions per capita rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.