Climate Change in Barbados

1,051 indicators covering climate change for Barbados.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita -0.2475 tonnes per person 2024 up 48.1% 164th
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change 1.30 million tonnes 2024 up 4.9% 165th
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change 4.59 tonnes per person 2024 up 3.4% 71st
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions 0.0% 2024 down 3.6% 170th
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas 47,038 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2024 up 9.5% 175th
Share of global methane emissions 0.0% 2024 down 12.6% 176th
Share of global nitrous oxide emissions 0.0% 2024 up 2.0% 175th
Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use 0 °C 2024 up 19.8% 168th
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources 0 °C 2024 up 19.8% 168th
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use 0 °C 2024 down 9.7% 174th
Global warming contributions by gas and source 0 °C 2024 up 13.8% 170th
Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region 1.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2024 up 0.8% 170th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal 0 tonnes per person 1989 141st
Annual CO₂ emissions from coal 0 tonnes 1989 141st
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal 54,532 tonnes 1989 unchanged 157th
Per capita CO₂ emissions by source 0 tonnes per person 1989 141st
Incineration — Emissions 13.5 kt 2023 up 1.0% 74th
Incineration — Emissions (CO2eq) 13.5 kt 2023 up 1.0% 74th
Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions 13.5 kt 2023 up 1.0% 74th
Share of CO₂ emissions covered by a carbon price 0.0% 2025 50th
Life expectancy at birth vs. CO₂ emissions per capita 76.18 years 2023 up 0.5% 108th
Access to electricity, rural, Percent of rural population 100 2022 unchanged 1st
Beans, dry — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 94th
Beans, dry — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per square 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 94th
Beans, dry — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 101st
Beans, dry — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per square 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 101st
Beans, dry — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 101st
Beans, dry — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 101st
Beans, dry — Crop residues (N content), per capita 0.0028 kg per person 2023 up 8.7% 91st
Beans, dry — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre 1.82 kg per square kilometre 2023 up 10.6% 45th
Agricultural water withdrawal, Percent of total water withdrawal 67.65 2021 unchanged 78th
Per capita methane emissions by sector 70.83 kilograms per person 2023 down 34.4% 79th
Nitrous oxide emissions by sector 30,000 tonnes 2023 unchanged 166th
Greenhouse gas emissions by sector 60,000 tonnes 2023 unchanged 171st
Methane emissions by sector 0 tonnes 2023 72nd
Methane emissions from agriculture 30,000 tonnes 2023 unchanged 169th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport 1,310 kilograms per person 2023 down 13.4% 67th
CO₂ emissions from transport 370,000 tonnes 2023 down 11.9% 162nd
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector 1,381 kilograms per person 2023 down 16.6% 17th
Climate-driven Hazard & Exposure 3.2 2025 up 60.0% 104th
Climate-driven INFORM Risk Indicator 2.2 2025 up 15.8% 164th
Lack of coping capacity 2.5 2025 up 13.6% 156th
Vulnerability 1.3 2025 down 18.8% 182nd
CO₂ emissions by sector 100,000 tonnes 2023 up 11.1% 143rd
Per capita CO₂ emissions by sector 354.17 kilograms per person 2023 up 9.3% 55th
Terrestrial protected areas 1.1% 2025 down 15.4% 204th
Terrestrial and marine protected areas 0.1% 2025 199th
Marine protected areas 0.0% 2025 150th
Pre- and post-production — Energy Use 231.42 TJ 2023 up 13.2% 82nd
Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Energy Use 231.42 TJ 2023 up 13.2% 82nd
Irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, Ratio 0.5968 2021 up 7.0% 55th
Greenhouse gas emissions by sector 0 tonnes 2023 148th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 25 - GHG Emissions by 63.3 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 down 5.1% 99th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 25 - GHG Emissions by 57.1 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 down 7.6% 137th
Annual CO₂ emissions from gas 36,741 tonnes 2024 down 8.8% 118th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas 0.1301 tonnes per person 2024 down 10.2% 98th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas 1.85 million tonnes 2024 up 23.9% 115th
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity 594.6 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 2024 down 8.6% 61st
Per capita CO₂ emissions from international aviation 1,432 kilograms 2024 up 31.8% 8th
CO₂ emissions from international aviation 404,439 tonnes 2024 up 33.8% 95th