Africa's Development: Environmental causes of premature … Ambient in Barbados
Barbados: Africa's Development: Environmental causes of premature … Ambient was 624.6 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 2019. ▲ Rising
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 30 - Environmental causes in Barbados, 2000–2019
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Per 1 000 000 inhabitants.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 624.6 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 30 - environmental causes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.5% on the previous year and up 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 30 - environmental causes in Barbados peaked at 624.6 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 2019 and was at its lowest, 471.16 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants, in 2009.
Barbados ranks 20th of 168 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Africa's Development: Environmental causes of premature … Ambient in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 547.88 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | — |
| 2001 | 520.01 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 525.42 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 527.11 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 510.23 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 489.84 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 488.12 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 489.97 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 484.16 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 471.16 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 473.23 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 486.41 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 496.02 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 520.11 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 547.76 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 564.58 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 563.43 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 565.93 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 586.37 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 624.6 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | +6.5% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 624.6 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants is above the median for high income countries, which is 254.79 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants, 2.5× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 624.6 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 292.46 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants, 2.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 505.39 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 471.16 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 547.88 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2010s | 542.84 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 473.23 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 624.6 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 10 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 17 Hungary 710.21 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
- 18 Lithuania 443.65 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
- 18 India 708.32 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
- 19 Equatorial Guinea 255.63 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
- 19 Mongolia 694.52 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
- 21 Nepal 622.49 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
- 22 Iraq 610.58 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
- 23 Tunisia 608.91 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
- 23 Viet Nam 391.09 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
More environment data for Barbados
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.41 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -8.41 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 111.15 % change on previous year (2023)
- Standard Deviation 0.587 °C (2023)
- Temperature change 1.03 °C (2023)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.3571 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 30 - environmental causes in Barbados?
- Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 30 - environmental causes in Barbados was 624.6 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 2019, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 30 - environmental causes recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 624.6 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 2019.
- What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 30 - environmental causes recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 471.16 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 2009.
- How does Barbados rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 30 - environmental causes?
- Barbados ranks 20th out of 168 countries with data for 2019.
- Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 30 - environmental causes rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 30 - Environmental causes of premature deaths — Ambient particulate matter, premature deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. Table 30 shows the economic costs of premature deaths caused by various environmental hazards, such as air pollution, unsafe water, and high and low temperatures.