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Carbon intensity of the economy — Barbados

Carbon intensity of the economy in Barbados in 2022 — 0.386 kg/$. Ranked 141 in the world out of 164. Since 1950, the indicator has risen by 278.4%.

2022 0.386 kg/$ −0.77% vs 2021
World rank 141of 164
Period maximum 0.493 kg/$2009
Period minimum 0.102 kg/$1950

Trend over time

1950–2022 · kg CO₂ per PPP $

Carbon intensity of the economy — Barbados, 1950–202200.20.40.619501958196619741982199019982006201420221950: 0.102 kg/$1952: 0.11 kg/$1954: 0.128 kg/$1956: 0.129 kg/$1958: 0.136 kg/$1960: 0.14 kg/$1962: 0.192 kg/$1964: 0.121 kg/$1966: 0.165 kg/$1968: 0.217 kg/$1970: 0.176 kg/$1972: 0.196 kg/$1974: 0.198 kg/$1976: 0.21 kg/$1978: 0.229 kg/$1980: 0.217 kg/$1982: 0.223 kg/$1984: 0.248 kg/$1986: 0.286 kg/$1988: 0.278 kg/$1990: 0.305 kg/$1992: 0.384 kg/$1994: 0.309 kg/$1996: 0.332 kg/$1998: 0.366 kg/$2000: 0.379 kg/$2002: 0.397 kg/$2004: 0.412 kg/$2006: 0.406 kg/$2008: 0.479 kg/$2010: 0.458 kg/$2012: 0.455 kg/$2014: 0.4 kg/$2016: 0.389 kg/$2018: 0.41 kg/$2020: 0.407 kg/$2022: 0.386 kg/$
Change over the period: +0.284 (+278.43%) Average annual rate: 1.87 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Barbados

Barbados 0.386 kg/$
World computed 0.273 kg/$
Carbon intensity of the economy — Barbados, by year Barbados All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/$ Change Change, %
2022 0.386 −0.003 −0.77%
2021 0.389 −0.018 −4.42%
2020 0.407 +0.013 +3.3%
2019 0.394 −0.016 −3.9%
2018 0.41 +0.016 +4.06%
2017 0.394 +0.005 +1.29%
2016 0.389 +0.002 +0.52%
2015 0.387 −0.013 −3.25%
2014 0.4 −0.051 −11.31%
2013 0.451 −0.004 −0.88%
2012 0.455 −0.022 −4.61%
2011 0.477 +0.019 +4.15%
2010 0.458 −0.035 −7.1%
2009 0.493 +0.014 +2.92%
2008 0.479 +0.076 +18.86%
2007 0.403 −0.003 −0.74%
2006 0.406 −0.006 −1.46%
2005 0.412 +0 +0%
2004 0.412 +0.008 +1.98%
2003 0.404 +0.007 +1.76%
2002 0.397 +0.004 +1.02%
2001 0.393 +0.014 +3.69%
2000 0.379 −0.011 −2.82%
1999 0.39 +0.024 +6.56%
1998 0.366 +0.013 +3.68%
1997 0.353 +0.021 +6.33%
1996 0.332 −0.001 −0.3%
1995 0.333 +0.024 +7.77%
1994 0.309 −0.001 −0.32%
1993 0.31 −0.074 −19.27%
1992 0.384 +0.018 +4.92%
1991 0.366 +0.061 +20%
1990 0.305 +0.024 +8.54%
1989 0.281 +0.003 +1.08%
1988 0.278 −0.008 −2.8%
1987 0.286 +0 +0%
1986 0.286 +0.008 +2.88%
1985 0.278 +0.03 +12.1%
1984 0.248 +0.013 +5.53%
1983 0.235 +0.012 +5.38%
1982 0.223 −0.002 −0.89%
1981 0.225 +0.008 +3.69%
1980 0.217 +0.015 +7.43%
1979 0.202 −0.027 −11.79%
1978 0.229 +0.004 +1.78%
1977 0.225 +0.015 +7.14%
1976 0.21 −0.024 −10.26%
1975 0.234 +0.036 +18.18%
1974 0.198 +0.013 +7.03%
1973 0.185 −0.011 −5.61%
1972 0.196 +0.005 +2.62%
1971 0.191 +0.015 +8.52%
1970 0.176 −0.041 −18.89%
1969 0.217 +0 +0%
1968 0.217 +0.028 +14.81%
1967 0.189 +0.024 +14.55%
1966 0.165 +0.03 +22.22%
1965 0.135 +0.014 +11.57%
1964 0.121 −0.016 −11.68%
1963 0.137 −0.055 −28.65%
1962 0.192 +0.043 +28.86%
1961 0.149 +0.009 +6.43%
1960 0.14 +0.011 +8.53%
1959 0.129 −0.007 −5.15%
1958 0.136 +0.007 +5.43%
1957 0.129 +0 +0%
1956 0.129 −0.008 −5.84%
1955 0.137 +0.009 +7.03%
1954 0.128 −0.003 −2.29%
1953 0.131 +0.021 +19.09%
1952 0.11 −0.036 −24.66%
1951 0.146 +0.044 +43.14%
1950 0.102 — —

Caribbean, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

DO Dominican Republic 0.163 HT Haiti 0.164 DM Dominica 0.244 CU Cuba 0.276 LC Saint Lucia 0.296 BB Barbados 0.386 JM Jamaica 0.395 TT Trinidad and Tobago 0.999
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About the indicator

Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gross domestic product at purchasing power parity. The indicator answers how cleanly a country produces value, and it separates two different paths to lower emissions: producing less, and emitting less per unit produced. Global carbon intensity has been falling almost without interruption since the 1970s, but more slowly than output has grown — which is why absolute emissions kept rising.

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by GDP at PPP, which is exactly the sum of emissions divided by the sum of GDP. The conversion is at PPP rather than at market exchange rates — otherwise poor countries would look carbon-intensive simply because their prices are low.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.

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