Global change over the last 50 years in Barbados
Barbados: Global change over the last 50 years was 728.5 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Global change over the last 50 years in Barbados, 1965–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, global change over the last 50 years in Barbados stood at 728.5. That is the lowest value across all 60 years on record.
That represents a change of down 22.4% on the previous year and down 67.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global change over the last 50 years in Barbados peaked at 8,939 in 1988 and was at its lowest, 728.5, in 2024.
That places Barbados 195th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 60 years of available data.
Global change over the last 50 years in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 2,613 | — |
| 1966 | 4,813 | +84.2% |
| 1967 | 4,613 | -4.2% |
| 1968 | 3,213 | -30.3% |
| 1969 | 3,013 | -6.2% |
| 1970 | 2,313 | -23.2% |
| 1971 | 2,313 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 2,313 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 2,613 | +13.0% |
| 1974 | 2,668 | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 4,223 | +58.3% |
| 1976 | 4,952 | +17.3% |
| 1977 | 3,188 | -35.6% |
| 1978 | 3,597 | +12.8% |
| 1979 | 4,267 | +18.6% |
| 1980 | 3,747 | -12.2% |
| 1981 | 3,423 | -8.6% |
| 1982 | 3,492 | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 6,534 | +87.1% |
| 1984 | 5,784 | -11.5% |
| 1985 | 3,832 | -33.7% |
| 1986 | 4,112 | +7.3% |
| 1987 | 3,610 | -12.2% |
| 1988 | 8,939 | +147.6% |
| 1989 | 2,585 | -71.1% |
| 1990 | 3,029 | +17.2% |
| 1991 | 2,292 | -24.3% |
| 1992 | 3,585 | +56.4% |
| 1993 | 3,225 | -10.0% |
| 1994 | 2,829 | -12.3% |
| 1995 | 3,592 | +27.0% |
| 1996 | 3,523 | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 2,820 | -20.0% |
| 1998 | 3,655 | +29.6% |
| 1999 | 3,281 | -10.2% |
| 2000 | 3,185 | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 2,731 | -14.3% |
| 2002 | 2,530 | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 2,849 | +12.6% |
| 2004 | 2,159 | -24.2% |
| 2005 | 2,193 | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 1,988 | -9.3% |
| 2007 | 2,237 | +12.5% |
| 2008 | 3,564 | +59.3% |
| 2009 | 3,509 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 3,282 | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 1,828 | -44.3% |
| 2012 | 1,371 | -25.0% |
| 2013 | 2,990 | +118.1% |
| 2014 | 2,227 | -25.5% |
| 2015 | 1,520 | -31.7% |
| 2016 | 1,762 | +15.9% |
| 2017 | 1,766 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1,758 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 900.66 | -48.8% |
| 2020 | 1,059 | +17.6% |
| 2021 | 984.17 | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 966.08 | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 938.58 | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 728.5 | -22.4% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 728.5 is below the median for high income countries, which is 19,758, 4% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 728.5 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23,187, 3% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Global change over the last 50 years 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +147.6% | 3,610 | 8,939 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,653 | 2,613 | 4,813 | 5 |
| 1970s | 3,245 | 2,313 | 4,952 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,606 | 2,585 | 8,939 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,183 | 2,292 | 3,655 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,694 | 1,988 | 3,564 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,941 | 900.66 | 3,282 | 10 |
| 2020s | 935.33 | 728.5 | 1,059 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 192 Dominica 989 compare
- 193 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 981 compare
- 194 Palau 814.11 compare
- 196 Saint Kitts and Nevis 679 compare
- 197 United States Virgin Islands 499.84 compare
- 198 Bermuda 338 compare
More reference data data for Barbados
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0268 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0217 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0558 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0558 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0377 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.118 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2758 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global change over the last 50 years in Barbados?
- Global change over the last 50 years in Barbados was 728.5 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest global change over the last 50 years recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 8,939 in 1988.
- What is the lowest global change over the last 50 years recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 728.5 in 2024.
- How does Barbados rank for global change over the last 50 years?
- Barbados ranks 195th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is global change over the last 50 years rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Global change over the last 50 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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