Waste — Emissions Share in Barbados
Barbados: Waste — Emissions Share was 75.85 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions Share in Barbados, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for waste — emissions share in Barbados is 75.85 %, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Barbados peaked at 75.85 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 57.41 %, in 2000.
Barbados ranks 17th of 222 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions Share in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 62.71 % | — |
| 1991 | 62.66 % | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 59.42 % | -5.2% |
| 1993 | 61.64 % | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 61.39 % | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 60.95 % | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 60.95 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 62.65 % | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 60.84 % | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 60.6 % | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 57.41 % | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 59.89 % | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 63.18 % | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 63.34 % | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 63.27 % | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 64.54 % | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 69.66 % | +7.9% |
| 2007 | 71.87 % | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 74.09 % | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 70.54 % | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 71.37 % | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 70.02 % | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 71.84 % | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 72.79 % | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 72.15 % | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 72.66 % | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 72.89 % | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 72.59 % | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 72.66 % | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 72.71 % | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 74.04 % | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 75.22 % | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 75.65 % | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 75.85 % | +0.3% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 75.85 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 29.93 %, 2.5× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 75.85 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 38.48 %, 2.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.38 % | 59.42 % | 62.71 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.78 % | 57.41 % | 74.09 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.17 % | 70.02 % | 72.89 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.19 % | 74.04 % | 75.85 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 14 British Virgin Islands 79.43 % compare
- 15 China, Macao SAR 77.66 % compare
- 16 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 75.9 % compare
- 18 Antigua and Barbuda 74.43 % compare
- 19 China, Taiwan Province of 74.26 % compare
- 20 Trinidad and Tobago 70.81 % 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 share in Barbados?
- Waste — emissions share in Barbados was 75.85 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 75.85 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.41 % in 2000.
- How does Barbados rank for waste — emissions share?
- Barbados ranks 17th out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Share (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.