Pm exposure 1990 2017, per square kilometre in Barbados

Barbados: Pm exposure 1990 2017, per square kilometre was 0.0254 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0254 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
12th
of 200 countries
All-time high
0.0301 units per square kilometre
in 2010
All-time low
0.0218 units per square kilometre
in 2014
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Pm exposure 1990 2017, per square kilometre in Barbados, 1990–2023

00.010.020.031990200620231990: 0.028 units per square kilometre1991: 0.028 units per square kilometre1992: 0.028 units per square kilometre1993: 0.028 units per square kilometre1994: 0.028 units per square kilometre1995: 0.029 units per square kilometre1996: 0.028 units per square kilometre1997: 0.029 units per square kilometre1998: 0.029 units per square kilometre1999: 0.029 units per square kilometre2000: 0.029 units per square kilometre2001: 0.028 units per square kilometre2002: 0.029 units per square kilometre2003: 0.026 units per square kilometre2004: 0.025 units per square kilometre2005: 0.026 units per square kilometre2006: 0.026 units per square kilometre2007: 0.025 units per square kilometre2008: 0.027 units per square kilometre2009: 0.03 units per square kilometre2010: 0.03 units per square kilometre2011: 0.024 units per square kilometre2012: 0.03 units per square kilometre2013: 0.023 units per square kilometre2014: 0.022 units per square kilometre2015: 0.029 units per square kilometre2016: 0.026 units per square kilometre2017: 0.028 units per square kilometre2018: 0.025 units per square kilometre2019: 0.024 units per square kilometre2020: 0.026 units per square kilometre2021: 0.028 units per square kilometre2022: 0.025 units per square kilometre2023: 0.025 units per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

Barbados recorded 0.0254 units per square kilometre for pm exposure 1990 2017, per square kilometre in 2023.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pm exposure 1990 2017, per square kilometre in Barbados peaked at 0.0301 units per square kilometre in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0218 units per square kilometre, in 2014.

Barbados ranks 12th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Pm exposure 1990 2017, per square kilometre in Barbados, year by year

Annual values for Pm exposure 1990 2017, per square kilometre in Barbados, 1990 to 2023.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1990 0.0283 units per square kilometre —
1991 0.0284 units per square kilometre +0.2%
1992 0.0284 units per square kilometre +0.1%
1993 0.0284 units per square kilometre +0.1%
1994 0.0285 units per square kilometre +0.1%
1995 0.0286 units per square kilometre +0.4%
1996 0.0285 units per square kilometre -0.3%
1997 0.0285 units per square kilometre +0.1%
1998 0.0285 units per square kilometre +0.1%
1999 0.0285 units per square kilometre +0.1%
2000 0.0285 units per square kilometre -0.1%
2001 0.0278 units per square kilometre -2.5%
2002 0.0289 units per square kilometre +4.1%
2003 0.0265 units per square kilometre -8.5%
2004 0.0249 units per square kilometre -5.9%
2005 0.0261 units per square kilometre +4.7%
2006 0.0264 units per square kilometre +1.1%
2007 0.0255 units per square kilometre -3.4%
2008 0.027 units per square kilometre +6.0%
2009 0.0296 units per square kilometre +9.6%
2010 0.0301 units per square kilometre +1.5%
2011 0.0245 units per square kilometre -18.6%
2012 0.0296 units per square kilometre +20.8%
2013 0.0231 units per square kilometre -21.9%
2014 0.0218 units per square kilometre -5.8%
2015 0.0288 units per square kilometre +32.4%
2016 0.0262 units per square kilometre -9.0%
2017 0.0283 units per square kilometre +7.8%
2018 0.0246 units per square kilometre -12.9%
2019 0.0244 units per square kilometre -1.1%
2020 0.0264 units per square kilometre +8.3%
2021 0.0283 units per square kilometre +7.3%
2022 0.0251 units per square kilometre -11.3%
2023 0.0254 units per square kilometre +1.0%

Barbados compared with similar countries

  • Barbados's 0.0254 units per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0002 units per square kilometre, 120.9× the median. (70 countries reporting)
  • Barbados's 0.0254 units per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0003 units per square kilometre, 91.6× the median. (35 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0285 units per square kilometre 0.0283 units per square kilometre 0.0286 units per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0271 units per square kilometre 0.0249 units per square kilometre 0.0296 units per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0261 units per square kilometre 0.0218 units per square kilometre 0.0301 units per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0263 units per square kilometre 0.0251 units per square kilometre 0.0283 units per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Barbados

  1. 9 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.034 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 10 Grenada 0.0321 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 11 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0273 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 13 Marshall Islands 0.0227 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 14 American Samoa 0.0217 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 15 Singapore 0.0209 units per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is pm exposure 1990 2017, per square kilometre in Barbados?
Pm exposure 1990 2017, per square kilometre in Barbados was 0.0254 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest pm exposure 1990 2017, per square kilometre recorded in Barbados?
The highest recorded value was 0.0301 units per square kilometre in 2010.
What is the lowest pm exposure 1990 2017, per square kilometre recorded in Barbados?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0218 units per square kilometre in 2014.
How does Barbados rank for pm exposure 1990 2017, per square kilometre?
Barbados ranks 12th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
Is pm exposure 1990 2017, per square kilometre rising or falling in Barbados?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. 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 Pm exposure 1990 2017, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Pm exposure 1990 2017 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.

Pm exposure 1990 2017 ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Pm exposure 1990 2017, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
200 places, 6,650 data points, 1990–2023
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Pm exposure 1990 2017 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.