How have things changed?, per capita in Barbados
Barbados: How have things changed?, per capita was 0.0026 metric tons per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
How have things changed?, per capita in Barbados, 1965–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for how have things changed?, per capita in Barbados is 0.0026 metric tons per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 60 years on record.
The figure is down 22.4% on the previous year and down 67.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per capita in Barbados peaked at 0.0347 metric tons per person in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.0026 metric tons per person, in 2024.
That places Barbados 162nd 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.
How have things changed?, per capita in Barbados, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0108 metric tons per person | — |
| 1966 | 0.0196 metric tons per person | +82.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0187 metric tons per person | -5.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0129 metric tons per person | -30.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0121 metric tons per person | -6.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0093 metric tons per person | -23.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0093 metric tons per person | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0093 metric tons per person | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0104 metric tons per person | +12.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0106 metric tons per person | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0168 metric tons per person | +58.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0197 metric tons per person | +17.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0127 metric tons per person | -35.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0143 metric tons per person | +12.9% |
| 1979 | 0.017 metric tons per person | +18.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0149 metric tons per person | -12.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0136 metric tons per person | -8.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0138 metric tons per person | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0257 metric tons per person | +86.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0227 metric tons per person | -11.8% |
| 1985 | 0.015 metric tons per person | -34.0% |
| 1986 | 0.016 metric tons per person | +7.0% |
| 1987 | 0.014 metric tons per person | -12.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0347 metric tons per person | +147.2% |
| 1989 | 0.01 metric tons per person | -71.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0117 metric tons per person | +17.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0088 metric tons per person | -24.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0138 metric tons per person | +55.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0124 metric tons per person | -10.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0108 metric tons per person | -12.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0137 metric tons per person | +26.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0134 metric tons per person | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0107 metric tons per person | -20.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0139 metric tons per person | +29.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0125 metric tons per person | -10.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0122 metric tons per person | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0104 metric tons per person | -14.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0096 metric tons per person | -8.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0107 metric tons per person | +11.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0081 metric tons per person | -24.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0082 metric tons per person | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0074 metric tons per person | -9.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0082 metric tons per person | +12.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0131 metric tons per person | +58.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0128 metric tons per person | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0119 metric tons per person | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0066 metric tons per person | -44.5% |
| 2012 | 0.005 metric tons per person | -25.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0108 metric tons per person | +117.5% |
| 2014 | 0.008 metric tons per person | -25.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0054 metric tons per person | -31.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0063 metric tons per person | +15.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0063 metric tons per person | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0063 metric tons per person | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0032 metric tons per person | -48.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0038 metric tons per person | +17.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0035 metric tons per person | -7.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0034 metric tons per person | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0033 metric tons per person | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0026 metric tons per person | -22.4% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 0.0026 metric tons per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0138 metric tons per person, 19% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 0.0026 metric tons per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0109 metric tons per person, 24% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where How have things changed?, per capita 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 | +147.2% | 0.014 metric tons per person | 0.0347 metric tons per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0148 metric tons per person | 0.0108 metric tons per person | 0.0196 metric tons per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0129 metric tons per person | 0.0093 metric tons per person | 0.0197 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.018 metric tons per person | 0.01 metric tons per person | 0.0347 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0122 metric tons per person | 0.0088 metric tons per person | 0.0139 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0101 metric tons per person | 0.0074 metric tons per person | 0.0131 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.007 metric tons per person | 0.0032 metric tons per person | 0.0119 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0033 metric tons per person | 0.0026 metric tons per person | 0.0038 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 159 Togo 0.0028 metric tons per person compare
- 160 Kyrgyzstan 0.0027 metric tons per person compare
- 161 Germany 0.0026 metric tons per person compare
- 163 Hungary 0.0025 metric tons per person compare
- 164 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.0025 metric tons per person compare
- 165 Bolivia 0.0024 metric tons per person 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 how have things changed?, per capita in Barbados?
- How have things changed?, per capita in Barbados was 0.0026 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0347 metric tons per person in 1988.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0026 metric tons per person in 2024.
- How does Barbados rank for how have things changed?, per capita?
- Barbados ranks 162nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is how have things changed?, per capita rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
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How have things changed? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.