Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Barbados
Barbados: Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) was 8.07 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Barbados, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 8.07 % for waste — emissions share (co2eq) in 2023.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 38.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions share (co2eq) in Barbados peaked at 9.07 % in 1993 and was at its lowest, 5.49 %, in 2009.
Barbados ranks 53rd of 222 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.31 % | — |
| 1991 | 7.52 % | -9.5% |
| 1992 | 7.53 % | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 9.07 % | +20.5% |
| 1994 | 8.65 % | -4.6% |
| 1995 | 7.91 % | -8.6% |
| 1996 | 7.73 % | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 6.93 % | -10.3% |
| 1998 | 6.74 % | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 6.46 % | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 6.16 % | -4.6% |
| 2001 | 6.48 % | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 6.5 % | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 6.32 % | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 6.22 % | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 6.17 % | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 6.2 % | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 6.1 % | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 5.99 % | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 5.49 % | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 5.85 % | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 5.53 % | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 5.95 % | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 5.84 % | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 6.34 % | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 6.37 % | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 6.38 % | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 6.56 % | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 6.51 % | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 6.47 % | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 8.41 % | +30.0% |
| 2021 | 8.14 % | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 8.11 % | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 8.07 % | -0.5% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 8.07 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.1 %, 2.0× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 8.07 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.03 %, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +30.0% | 6.47 % | 8.41 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.68 % | 6.46 % | 9.07 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.16 % | 5.49 % | 6.5 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.18 % | 5.53 % | 6.56 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.18 % | 8.07 % | 8.41 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
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 (co2eq) in Barbados?
- Waste — emissions share (co2eq) in Barbados was 8.07 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 9.07 % in 1993.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.49 % in 2009.
- How does Barbados rank for waste — emissions share (co2eq)?
- Barbados ranks 53rd out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions share (co2eq) rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.2%. 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 Share (CO2eq) (AR5). 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.