Barbados vs United States Virgin Islands: How have things changed?

Barbados
728.5 metric tons
in 2024
United States Virgin Islands
499.84 metric tons
in 2024
Barbados rank
195th
United States Virgin Islands rank
197th

How have things changed? over time

  • Barbados
  • United States Virgin Islands
02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k196519942024

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 728.5 metric tons against 499.84 metric tons in United States Virgin Islands, a difference of 228.66 metric tons.

That makes Barbados's figure about 1.5 times United States Virgin Islands's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 195th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 197th of 215 countries.

Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados United States Virgin Islands Difference Ahead
1960s 3,653 metric tons 580 metric tons 3,073 metric tons Barbados
1970s 3,245 metric tons 540.9 metric tons 2,704 metric tons Barbados
1980s 4,606 metric tons 747.2 metric tons 3,859 metric tons Barbados
1990s 3,183 metric tons 1,136 metric tons 2,047 metric tons Barbados
2000s 2,694 metric tons 1,710 metric tons 984.9 metric tons Barbados
2010s 1,941 metric tons 580.13 metric tons 1,360 metric tons Barbados
2020s 935.33 metric tons 429.75 metric tons 505.58 metric tons Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher how have things changed?, Barbados or United States Virgin Islands?
Barbados, at 728.5 metric tons against 499.84 metric tons in United States Virgin Islands as of 2024.
What is the difference in how have things changed? between Barbados and United States Virgin Islands?
228.66 metric tons, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and United States Virgin Islands?
60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do Barbados and United States Virgin Islands rank globally for how have things changed??
Barbados ranks 195th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 197th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as How have things changed?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
How have things changed?
Unit
metric tons
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 11,955 data points, 1965–2024
Last refreshed

Change captured by a range of socioeconomic and environmental indicators, measured relative to the first year.