Barbados Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Total GHG Emissions (2024)
912,054
tons CO₂eq
Year-over-Year
+2.61%
increase
Global Share
< 0.01%
Per Capita
3.16
tons per person
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector
- GHG emissions in Barbados were 912,054 tons CO₂eq in 2024.
- Emissions increased by 2.6% over the previous year, representing an increase by 23,174 tons over 2023, when GHG emissions were 888,880 tons.
- Per capita: 3.16 tons CO₂eq (vs global avg 6.56 t).
- Barbados accounts for < 0.01% of global GHG emissions.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Year
| Year | GHG Total (tons) | CO₂ | CH₄ | N₂O | F-gases | Per Capita | Change | Global Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 912,054 | 712,786 | 162,436 | 36,832 | – | 3.16 | 2.61% | < 0.01% |
| 2023 | 888,880 | 690,629 | 161,731 | 36,520 | – | 3.08 | −0.21% | < 0.01% |
| 2022 | 890,757 | 688,871 | 165,263 | 36,623 | – | 3.09 | 4.66% | < 0.01% |
| 2021 | 851,136 | 651,460 | 164,028 | 35,647 | – | 2.96 | −1.66% | < 0.01% |
| 2020 | 865,477 | 672,597 | 156,647 | 36,233 | – | 3.01 | −18.91% | < 0.01% |
| 2019 | 1,067,249 | 868,631 | 160,404 | 38,214 | – | 3.72 | 9.29% | < 0.01% |
| 2018 | 976,558 | 778,177 | 160,658 | 37,724 | – | 3.41 | 11.25% | < 0.01% |
| 2017 | 877,786 | 681,913 | 160,289 | 35,583 | – | 3.07 | −9.26% | < 0.01% |
| 2016 | 967,373 | 772,753 | 158,470 | 36,151 | – | 3.39 | 6% | < 0.01% |
| 2015 | 912,604 | 719,523 | 159,094 | 33,986 | – | 3.21 | 6.01% | < 0.01% |
| 2014 | 860,856 | 667,020 | 160,893 | 32,943 | – | 3.04 | −6.84% | < 0.01% |
| 2013 | 924,020 | 730,672 | 159,575 | 33,773 | – | 3.27 | 10.02% | < 0.01% |
| 2012 | 839,883 | 643,581 | 163,499 | 32,803 | – | 2.98 | −4.56% | < 0.01% |
| 2011 | 880,022 | 678,919 | 168,201 | 32,902 | – | 3.14 | −13.83% | < 0.01% |
| 2010 | 1,021,237 | 820,437 | 164,696 | 36,104 | – | 3.65 | 1.78% | < 0.01% |
| 2009 | 1,003,405 | 798,718 | 169,056 | 35,631 | – | 3.6 | 0.94% | < 0.01% |
| 2008 | 994,040 | 792,105 | 167,694 | 34,241 | – | 3.58 | 13.95% | < 0.01% |
| 2007 | 872,366 | 671,596 | 168,431 | 32,338 | – | 3.16 | −3.51% | < 0.01% |
| 2006 | 904,144 | 697,935 | 173,724 | 32,486 | – | 3.29 | 4.33% | < 0.01% |
| 2005 | 866,620 | 645,691 | 188,386 | 32,544 | – | 3.16 | 1.6% | < 0.01% |
| 2004 | 852,957 | 630,723 | 190,111 | 32,123 | – | 3.12 | −0.63% | < 0.01% |
| 2003 | 858,345 | 637,234 | 190,173 | 30,938 | – | 3.15 | 3.51% | < 0.01% |
| 2002 | 829,208 | 606,131 | 192,036 | 31,041 | – | 3.05 | 3.51% | < 0.01% |
| 2001 | 801,078 | 564,935 | 204,084 | 32,059 | – | 2.96 | −4.55% | < 0.01% |
| 2000 | 839,285 | 588,025 | 216,442 | 34,819 | – | 3.11 | −13.22% | < 0.01% |
| 1999 | 967,178 | 723,519 | 202,888 | 40,770 | – | 3.6 | 3.64% | < 0.01% |
| 1998 | 933,184 | 690,711 | 202,096 | 40,377 | – | 3.48 | 7.68% | < 0.01% |
| 1997 | 866,618 | 628,331 | 197,861 | 40,426 | – | 3.25 | 12.57% | < 0.01% |
| 1996 | 769,822 | 528,707 | 201,837 | 39,277 | – | 2.89 | −0.88% | < 0.01% |
| 1995 | 776,648 | 541,222 | 197,309 | 38,116 | – | 2.93 | 1.55% | < 0.01% |
| 1994 | 764,768 | 529,243 | 197,883 | 37,641 | – | 2.9 | −1.55% | < 0.01% |
| 1993 | 776,808 | 542,946 | 196,769 | 37,094 | – | 2.95 | −4.76% | < 0.01% |
| 1992 | 815,627 | 570,418 | 206,394 | 38,815 | – | 3.11 | −1.44% | < 0.01% |
| 1991 | 827,574 | 586,575 | 201,137 | 39,862 | – | 3.17 | −3.34% | < 0.01% |
| 1990 | 856,180 | 615,794 | 203,900 | 36,486 | – | 3.29 | 1.77% | < 0.01% |
| 1989 | 841,290 | 596,081 | 208,583 | 36,625 | – | 3.24 | 10.43% | < 0.01% |
| 1988 | 761,826 | 523,283 | 204,997 | 33,546 | – | 2.95 | 1.52% | < 0.01% |
| 1987 | 750,396 | 510,289 | 207,086 | 33,022 | – | 2.91 | −5.44% | < 0.01% |
| 1986 | 793,580 | 539,544 | 221,621 | 32,415 | – | 3.09 | 3.85% | < 0.01% |
| 1985 | 764,125 | 499,188 | 233,896 | 31,040 | – | 2.99 | 8.8% | < 0.01% |
| 1984 | 702,306 | 410,262 | 261,095 | 30,949 | – | 2.75 | −0.24% | < 0.01% |
| 1983 | 704,020 | 440,393 | 232,464 | 31,163 | – | 2.77 | 1.5% | < 0.01% |
| 1982 | 693,624 | 425,826 | 236,467 | 31,330 | – | 2.73 | −2.53% | < 0.01% |
| 1981 | 711,641 | 441,791 | 237,937 | 31,913 | – | 2.81 | −2.02% | < 0.01% |
| 1980 | 726,349 | 444,857 | 249,153 | 32,338 | – | 2.88 | 1.62% | < 0.01% |
| 1979 | 714,794 | 446,038 | 238,104 | 30,652 | – | 2.85 | 0.5% | < 0.01% |
| 1978 | 711,246 | 445,881 | 234,443 | 30,921 | – | 2.84 | 0.53% | < 0.01% |
| 1977 | 707,521 | 436,799 | 241,612 | 29,110 | – | 2.84 | 8.11% | < 0.01% |
| 1976 | 654,470 | 408,521 | 217,945 | 28,004 | – | 2.64 | −3.66% | < 0.01% |
| 1975 | 679,312 | 430,565 | 220,765 | 27,982 | – | 2.76 | 7.52% | < 0.01% |
| 1974 | 631,783 | 375,374 | 227,255 | 29,153 | – | 2.58 | −6.5% | < 0.01% |
| 1973 | 675,691 | 408,596 | 237,617 | 29,478 | – | 2.78 | 1.32% | < 0.01% |
| 1972 | 666,911 | 412,685 | 224,191 | 30,036 | – | 2.76 | 8.63% | < 0.01% |
| 1971 | 613,924 | 359,496 | 224,313 | 30,115 | – | 2.56 | 1.43% | < 0.01% |
| 1970 | 605,281 | 360,326 | 214,923 | 30,032 | – | 2.53 | – | < 0.01% |
See also
- Barbados CO2 Emissions
- Global GHG Emissions - GHG Emissions by Year, by Country, by Sector
- Population of Barbados
Sources
- Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
- CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).