Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Barbados
Barbados: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions was 0.1665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.1665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
158th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.2235 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1997
All-time low
0.0199 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1862
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Barbados, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 0.1665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person for per capita nitrous oxide emissions in 2024.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Barbados peaked at 0.2235 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.0199 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1862.
That places Barbados 158th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Barbados, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.0202 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1851 | 0.0201 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1852 | 0.0201 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 0.0202 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1854 | 0.0202 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 0.0202 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1856 | 0.0201 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1857 | 0.0201 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1858 | 0.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1859 | 0.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1860 | 0.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1861 | 0.0199 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1862 | 0.0199 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1863 | 0.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1864 | 0.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1865 | 0.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1866 | 0.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1867 | 0.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1868 | 0.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1869 | 0.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1870 | 0.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1871 | 0.0201 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1872 | 0.0204 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1873 | 0.0207 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 1874 | 0.0211 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 1875 | 0.0216 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 1876 | 0.0221 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 1877 | 0.0225 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 1878 | 0.0229 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 1879 | 0.0231 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1880 | 0.0233 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1881 | 0.0234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1882 | 0.0234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1883 | 0.0235 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1884 | 0.0235 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1885 | 0.0235 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1886 | 0.0235 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1887 | 0.0235 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1888 | 0.0236 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1889 | 0.0236 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1890 | 0.0267 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +13.1% |
| 1891 | 0.0268 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1892 | 0.027 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1893 | 0.0274 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1894 | 0.0278 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 1895 | 0.0284 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 1896 | 0.029 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 1897 | 0.0297 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 1898 | 0.0305 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 1899 | 0.0314 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.0% |
| 1900 | 0.0324 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.4% |
| 1901 | 0.034 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.7% |
| 1902 | 0.0362 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.7% |
| 1903 | 0.0391 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.0% |
| 1904 | 0.0424 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.3% |
| 1905 | 0.0458 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.1% |
| 1906 | 0.0493 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.6% |
| 1907 | 0.0527 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.8% |
| 1908 | 0.0557 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.8% |
| 1909 | 0.0583 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.6% |
| 1910 | 0.0601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.2% |
| 1911 | 0.0615 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 1912 | 0.0629 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 1913 | 0.0641 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 1914 | 0.0654 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1915 | 0.0666 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1916 | 0.0677 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1917 | 0.0689 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 1918 | 0.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1919 | 0.0707 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1920 | 0.0712 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1921 | 0.0711 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.0706 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1923 | 0.0697 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1924 | 0.0687 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1925 | 0.0676 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1926 | 0.0665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1927 | 0.0656 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1928 | 0.0647 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1929 | 0.0639 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1930 | 0.0634 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1931 | 0.0632 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1932 | 0.0633 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1933 | 0.0638 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1934 | 0.0644 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1935 | 0.0653 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1936 | 0.0662 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1937 | 0.0672 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1938 | 0.0682 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1939 | 0.0691 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1940 | 0.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1941 | 0.0725 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.6% |
| 1942 | 0.0779 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.4% |
| 1943 | 0.0854 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.6% |
| 1944 | 0.0942 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +10.4% |
| 1945 | 0.1038 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +10.2% |
| 1946 | 0.1135 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.3% |
| 1947 | 0.1226 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.1% |
| 1948 | 0.1306 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.5% |
| 1949 | 0.1369 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.8% |
| 1950 | 0.1412 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.2% |
| 1951 | 0.1439 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1952 | 0.1487 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.4% |
| 1953 | 0.1552 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.4% |
| 1954 | 0.1629 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.0% |
| 1955 | 0.1715 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.3% |
| 1956 | 0.1805 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.3% |
| 1957 | 0.1891 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.7% |
| 1958 | 0.1966 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.0% |
| 1959 | 0.2029 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.2% |
| 1960 | 0.2069 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 1961 | 0.1715 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -17.1% |
| 1962 | 0.2134 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +24.5% |
| 1963 | 0.1917 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -10.2% |
| 1964 | 0.2021 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.4% |
| 1965 | 0.185 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.5% |
| 1966 | 0.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 0.1853 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.0% |
| 1968 | 0.1636 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -11.7% |
| 1969 | 0.1577 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.6% |
| 1970 | 0.1743 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +10.5% |
| 1971 | 0.1577 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.5% |
| 1972 | 0.1713 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.6% |
| 1973 | 0.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.1529 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -10.1% |
| 1975 | 0.1399 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.5% |
| 1976 | 0.1544 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +10.4% |
| 1977 | 0.1464 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.2% |
| 1978 | 0.1664 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +13.6% |
| 1979 | 0.1582 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.9% |
| 1980 | 0.1659 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.9% |
| 1981 | 0.1712 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 0.169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.1592 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.8% |
| 1984 | 0.1562 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.1478 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.4% |
| 1986 | 0.153 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 0.1585 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 0.1591 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.1728 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.6% |
| 1990 | 0.1713 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.2116 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +23.5% |
| 1992 | 0.2064 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.1988 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 0.2011 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.2165 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.6% |
| 1996 | 0.2206 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.2235 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.2204 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.2203 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1965 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -10.8% |
| 2001 | 0.1834 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1515 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -17.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1521 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2015 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +32.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1686 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -16.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1677 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1649 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1801 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1603 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -11.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1627 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.156 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1636 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1689 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1543 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.6% |
| 2015 | 0.154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1629 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1654 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1659 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1645 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1596 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.161 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1647 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1669 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.1665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 0.1665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.3904 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 43% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 0.1665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.276 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 60% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita nitrous oxide emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +32.5% | 0.1521 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2015 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0201 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0202 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0199 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0215 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0231 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0235 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0233 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0236 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0285 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0267 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0314 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0446 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0324 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0583 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0707 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.068 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0639 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0712 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0654 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0632 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0691 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1369 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1692 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1412 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2029 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1857 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1577 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2134 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1592 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1399 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1743 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1613 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1478 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1728 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2091 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1713 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2235 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1727 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1515 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2015 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1618 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1689 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1637 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1596 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1669 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 155 Papua New Guinea 0.1709 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 156 Sierra Leone 0.169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 157 Cape Verde 0.1678 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 159 Syria 0.1648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 160 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.1612 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 161 Philippines 0.1589 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 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 per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Barbados?
- Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Barbados was 0.1665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2235 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1997.
- What is the lowest per capita nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0199 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1862.
- How does Barbados rank for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Barbados ranks 158th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita nitrous oxide emissions rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.