How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Barbados
Barbados: How have things changed?, per square kilometre was 2.18 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Barbados, 1965–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 2.18 metric tons per square kilometre for how have things changed?, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 68.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Barbados peaked at 20.79 metric tons per square kilometre in 1988 and was at its lowest, 2.09 metric tons per square kilometre, in 2019.
That places Barbados 72nd out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 59 years of available data.
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Barbados, year by year
| Year | metric tons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 6.08 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 11.19 metric tons per square kilometre | +84.2% |
| 1967 | 10.73 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1968 | 7.47 metric tons per square kilometre | -30.3% |
| 1969 | 7.01 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1970 | 5.38 metric tons per square kilometre | -23.2% |
| 1971 | 5.38 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 5.38 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 6.08 metric tons per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1974 | 6.2 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 9.82 metric tons per square kilometre | +58.3% |
| 1976 | 11.52 metric tons per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 1977 | 7.41 metric tons per square kilometre | -35.6% |
| 1978 | 8.37 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 1979 | 9.92 metric tons per square kilometre | +18.6% |
| 1980 | 8.71 metric tons per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 1981 | 7.96 metric tons per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1982 | 8.12 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 15.2 metric tons per square kilometre | +87.1% |
| 1984 | 13.45 metric tons per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 1985 | 8.91 metric tons per square kilometre | -33.7% |
| 1986 | 9.56 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1987 | 8.4 metric tons per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 1988 | 20.79 metric tons per square kilometre | +147.6% |
| 1989 | 6.01 metric tons per square kilometre | -71.1% |
| 1990 | 7.04 metric tons per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 1991 | 5.33 metric tons per square kilometre | -24.3% |
| 1992 | 8.34 metric tons per square kilometre | +56.4% |
| 1993 | 7.5 metric tons per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1994 | 6.58 metric tons per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 1995 | 8.35 metric tons per square kilometre | +27.0% |
| 1996 | 8.19 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 6.56 metric tons per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1998 | 8.5 metric tons per square kilometre | +29.6% |
| 1999 | 7.63 metric tons per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 2000 | 7.41 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 6.35 metric tons per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 2002 | 5.88 metric tons per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 6.63 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 2004 | 5.02 metric tons per square kilometre | -24.2% |
| 2005 | 5.1 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 4.62 metric tons per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2007 | 5.2 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2008 | 8.29 metric tons per square kilometre | +59.3% |
| 2009 | 8.16 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 7.63 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 4.25 metric tons per square kilometre | -44.3% |
| 2012 | 3.19 metric tons per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 2013 | 6.95 metric tons per square kilometre | +118.1% |
| 2014 | 5.18 metric tons per square kilometre | -25.5% |
| 2015 | 3.54 metric tons per square kilometre | -31.7% |
| 2016 | 4.1 metric tons per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 2017 | 4.11 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 4.09 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 2.09 metric tons per square kilometre | -48.8% |
| 2020 | 2.46 metric tons per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 2021 | 2.29 metric tons per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 2.25 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 2.18 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.8% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 2.18 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.48 metric tons per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 2.18 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.1 metric tons per square kilometre, 2.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where How have things changed?, per square kilometre 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% | 8.4 metric tons per square kilometre | 20.79 metric tons per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.5 metric tons per square kilometre | 6.08 metric tons per square kilometre | 11.19 metric tons per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1970s | 7.55 metric tons per square kilometre | 5.38 metric tons per square kilometre | 11.52 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.71 metric tons per square kilometre | 6.01 metric tons per square kilometre | 20.79 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.4 metric tons per square kilometre | 5.33 metric tons per square kilometre | 8.5 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.27 metric tons per square kilometre | 4.62 metric tons per square kilometre | 8.29 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.51 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.09 metric tons per square kilometre | 7.63 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.3 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.18 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.46 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 69 Oman 2.3 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 70 Cape Verde 2.21 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 71 Ghana 2.2 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 73 Guinea-Bissau 2.12 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 74 Portugal 2.03 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 75 Egypt 2.03 metric tons per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in Barbados?
- How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Barbados was 2.18 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 20.79 metric tons per square kilometre in 1988.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.09 metric tons per square kilometre in 2019.
- How does Barbados rank for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
- Barbados ranks 72nd out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is how have things changed?, per square kilometre rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.6%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
How have things changed? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
How have things changed? ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
How have things changed? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.