Waste — Emissions per capita in Barbados

Barbados: Waste — Emissions per capita was 0.43 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.43 t CO2eq/cap
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
47th
of 208 countries
All-time high
0.51 t CO2eq/cap
in 2008
All-time low
0.42 t CO2eq/cap
in 2020
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Waste — Emissions per capita in Barbados, 1990–2023

00.20.40.61990200620231990: 0.5 t CO2eq/cap1991: 0.49 t CO2eq/cap1992: 0.47 t CO2eq/cap1993: 0.47 t CO2eq/cap1994: 0.47 t CO2eq/cap1995: 0.47 t CO2eq/cap1996: 0.47 t CO2eq/cap1997: 0.48 t CO2eq/cap1998: 0.47 t CO2eq/cap1999: 0.47 t CO2eq/cap2000: 0.47 t CO2eq/cap2001: 0.47 t CO2eq/cap2002: 0.46 t CO2eq/cap2003: 0.46 t CO2eq/cap2004: 0.46 t CO2eq/cap2005: 0.46 t CO2eq/cap2006: 0.46 t CO2eq/cap2007: 0.45 t CO2eq/cap2008: 0.51 t CO2eq/cap2009: 0.44 t CO2eq/cap2010: 0.44 t CO2eq/cap2011: 0.43 t CO2eq/cap2012: 0.43 t CO2eq/cap2013: 0.43 t CO2eq/cap2014: 0.43 t CO2eq/cap2015: 0.43 t CO2eq/cap2016: 0.43 t CO2eq/cap2017: 0.43 t CO2eq/cap2018: 0.43 t CO2eq/cap2019: 0.43 t CO2eq/cap2020: 0.42 t CO2eq/cap2021: 0.42 t CO2eq/cap2022: 0.43 t CO2eq/cap2023: 0.43 t CO2eq/cap

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 47th out of 208 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 47 Djibouti 0.43 t CO2eq/cap compare
  2. 47 Portugal 0.43 t CO2eq/cap compare
  3. 47 Republic of Korea 0.43 t CO2eq/cap compare
  4. 47 Spain 0.43 t CO2eq/cap compare

See the full ranking of 242 places →

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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 47th out of 208 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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About this data

Indicator
Waste — Emissions per capita
Unit
t CO2eq/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
242 places, 8,008 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.