Long run air pollution in Barbados
Barbados: Long run air pollution was 17,001 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
17,001
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
167th
of 220 countries
All-time high
20,097
in 2013
All-time low
33
in 1750
Years of data
273
1750–2022
Long run air pollution in Barbados, 1750–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 17,001 for long run air pollution in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, long run air pollution in Barbados peaked at 20,097 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 33, in 1750.
That places Barbados 167th out of 220 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Long run air pollution in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 33 | — |
| 1751 | 33.26 | +0.8% |
| 1752 | 33.53 | +0.8% |
| 1753 | 33.8 | +0.8% |
| 1754 | 34.07 | +0.8% |
| 1755 | 34.33 | +0.8% |
| 1756 | 34.6 | +0.8% |
| 1757 | 34.87 | +0.8% |
| 1758 | 35.13 | +0.8% |
| 1759 | 35.4 | +0.8% |
| 1760 | 35.67 | +0.8% |
| 1761 | 35.96 | +0.8% |
| 1762 | 36.25 | +0.8% |
| 1763 | 36.53 | +0.8% |
| 1764 | 36.82 | +0.8% |
| 1765 | 37.11 | +0.8% |
| 1766 | 37.4 | +0.8% |
| 1767 | 37.69 | +0.8% |
| 1768 | 37.98 | +0.8% |
| 1769 | 38.26 | +0.8% |
| 1770 | 38.55 | +0.8% |
| 1771 | 38.86 | +0.8% |
| 1772 | 39.18 | +0.8% |
| 1773 | 39.49 | +0.8% |
| 1774 | 39.8 | +0.8% |
| 1775 | 40.11 | +0.8% |
| 1776 | 40.42 | +0.8% |
| 1777 | 40.73 | +0.8% |
| 1778 | 41.05 | +0.8% |
| 1779 | 41.36 | +0.8% |
| 1780 | 41.67 | +0.8% |
| 1781 | 42 | +0.8% |
| 1782 | 42.34 | +0.8% |
| 1783 | 42.68 | +0.8% |
| 1784 | 43.01 | +0.8% |
| 1785 | 43.35 | +0.8% |
| 1786 | 43.68 | +0.8% |
| 1787 | 44.02 | +0.8% |
| 1788 | 44.36 | +0.8% |
| 1789 | 44.69 | +0.8% |
| 1790 | 45.03 | +0.8% |
| 1791 | 45.39 | +0.8% |
| 1792 | 45.75 | +0.8% |
| 1793 | 46.12 | +0.8% |
| 1794 | 46.48 | +0.8% |
| 1795 | 46.84 | +0.8% |
| 1796 | 47.21 | +0.8% |
| 1797 | 47.57 | +0.8% |
| 1798 | 47.93 | +0.8% |
| 1799 | 48.29 | +0.8% |
| 1800 | 48.65 | +0.8% |
| 1801 | 49.07 | +0.8% |
| 1802 | 49.48 | +0.8% |
| 1803 | 49.89 | +0.8% |
| 1804 | 50.3 | +0.8% |
| 1805 | 50.72 | +0.8% |
| 1806 | 51.13 | +0.8% |
| 1807 | 51.54 | +0.8% |
| 1808 | 51.95 | +0.8% |
| 1809 | 52.37 | +0.8% |
| 1810 | 52.78 | +0.8% |
| 1811 | 53.23 | +0.8% |
| 1812 | 53.67 | +0.8% |
| 1813 | 54.12 | +0.8% |
| 1814 | 54.57 | +0.8% |
| 1815 | 55.01 | +0.8% |
| 1816 | 55.46 | +0.8% |
| 1817 | 55.91 | +0.8% |
| 1818 | 56.36 | +0.8% |
| 1819 | 56.8 | +0.8% |
| 1820 | 57.25 | +0.8% |
| 1821 | 57.73 | +0.8% |
| 1822 | 58.22 | +0.8% |
| 1823 | 58.7 | +0.8% |
| 1824 | 59.18 | +0.8% |
| 1825 | 59.67 | +0.8% |
| 1826 | 60.15 | +0.8% |
| 1827 | 60.63 | +0.8% |
| 1828 | 61.12 | +0.8% |
| 1829 | 61.6 | +0.8% |
| 1830 | 62.09 | +0.8% |
| 1831 | 62.61 | +0.8% |
| 1832 | 63.13 | +0.8% |
| 1833 | 63.66 | +0.8% |
| 1834 | 64.18 | +0.8% |
| 1835 | 64.7 | +0.8% |
| 1836 | 65.23 | +0.8% |
| 1837 | 65.75 | +0.8% |
| 1838 | 66.27 | +0.8% |
| 1839 | 66.8 | +0.8% |
| 1840 | 67.32 | +0.8% |
| 1841 | 67.89 | +0.8% |
| 1842 | 68.45 | +0.8% |
| 1843 | 69.02 | +0.8% |
| 1844 | 69.59 | +0.8% |
| 1845 | 70.15 | +0.8% |
| 1846 | 70.72 | +0.8% |
| 1847 | 71.28 | +0.8% |
| 1848 | 71.85 | +0.8% |
| 1849 | 72.42 | +0.8% |
| 1850 | 71.55 | -1.2% |
| 1851 | 72.62 | +1.5% |
| 1852 | 73.75 | +1.6% |
| 1853 | 75.05 | +1.8% |
| 1854 | 76.35 | +1.7% |
| 1855 | 77.65 | +1.7% |
| 1856 | 81.14 | +4.5% |
| 1857 | 84.64 | +4.3% |
| 1858 | 88.15 | +4.1% |
| 1859 | 91.66 | +4.0% |
| 1860 | 95.19 | +3.8% |
| 1861 | 97.09 | +2.0% |
| 1862 | 98.99 | +2.0% |
| 1863 | 100.89 | +1.9% |
| 1864 | 102.79 | +1.9% |
| 1865 | 104.55 | +1.7% |
| 1866 | 102 | -2.4% |
| 1867 | 99.47 | -2.5% |
| 1868 | 96.93 | -2.6% |
| 1869 | 94.33 | -2.7% |
| 1870 | 91.72 | -2.8% |
| 1871 | 100.93 | +10.0% |
| 1872 | 110.11 | +9.1% |
| 1873 | 119.28 | +8.3% |
| 1874 | 128.46 | +7.7% |
| 1875 | 137.62 | +7.1% |
| 1876 | 133.92 | -2.7% |
| 1877 | 130.22 | -2.8% |
| 1878 | 126.49 | -2.9% |
| 1879 | 122.77 | -2.9% |
| 1880 | 119.05 | -3.0% |
| 1881 | 121.56 | +2.1% |
| 1882 | 124.33 | +2.3% |
| 1883 | 126.97 | +2.1% |
| 1884 | 129.48 | +2.0% |
| 1885 | 131.93 | +1.9% |
| 1886 | 140.62 | +6.6% |
| 1887 | 149.39 | +6.2% |
| 1888 | 158.15 | +5.9% |
| 1889 | 166.97 | +5.6% |
| 1890 | 176.13 | +5.5% |
| 1891 | 160.07 | -9.1% |
| 1892 | 144.08 | -10.0% |
| 1893 | 128.13 | -11.1% |
| 1894 | 112.17 | -12.5% |
| 1895 | 96.18 | -14.3% |
| 1896 | 102.75 | +6.8% |
| 1897 | 109.32 | +6.4% |
| 1898 | 115.91 | +6.0% |
| 1899 | 122.52 | +5.7% |
| 1900 | 128.71 | +5.0% |
| 1901 | 160.2 | +24.5% |
| 1902 | 191.92 | +19.8% |
| 1903 | 223.78 | +16.6% |
| 1904 | 255.91 | +14.4% |
| 1905 | 288.24 | +12.6% |
| 1906 | 299.73 | +4.0% |
| 1907 | 307.5 | +2.6% |
| 1908 | 311.54 | +1.3% |
| 1909 | 311.86 | +0.1% |
| 1910 | 308.44 | -1.1% |
| 1911 | 365.95 | +18.6% |
| 1912 | 427.81 | +16.9% |
| 1913 | 494.26 | +15.5% |
| 1914 | 564.18 | +14.1% |
| 1915 | 638.36 | +13.1% |
| 1916 | 623.79 | -2.3% |
| 1917 | 604.5 | -3.1% |
| 1918 | 580.79 | -3.9% |
| 1919 | 552.38 | -4.9% |
| 1920 | 519.58 | -5.9% |
| 1921 | 581.3 | +11.9% |
| 1922 | 648.68 | +11.6% |
| 1923 | 718.12 | +10.7% |
| 1924 | 790.06 | +10.0% |
| 1925 | 866.01 | +9.6% |
| 1926 | 866.35 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 863.68 | -0.3% |
| 1928 | 934.99 | +8.3% |
| 1929 | 928.8 | -0.7% |
| 1930 | 996.62 | +7.3% |
| 1931 | 1,137 | +14.1% |
| 1932 | 1,361 | +19.7% |
| 1933 | 1,595 | +17.2% |
| 1934 | 1,839 | +15.3% |
| 1935 | 2,017 | +9.7% |
| 1936 | 1,967 | -2.5% |
| 1937 | 1,879 | -4.5% |
| 1938 | 1,792 | -4.6% |
| 1939 | 1,781 | -0.6% |
| 1940 | 1,617 | -9.2% |
| 1941 | 1,742 | +7.7% |
| 1942 | 1,865 | +7.1% |
| 1943 | 1,978 | +6.0% |
| 1944 | 2,090 | +5.7% |
| 1945 | 2,198 | +5.2% |
| 1946 | 2,356 | +7.2% |
| 1947 | 2,574 | +9.3% |
| 1948 | 2,716 | +5.5% |
| 1949 | 2,851 | +5.0% |
| 1950 | 3,257 | +14.2% |
| 1951 | 3,451 | +6.0% |
| 1952 | 3,392 | -1.7% |
| 1953 | 3,463 | +2.1% |
| 1954 | 3,415 | -1.4% |
| 1955 | 3,460 | +1.3% |
| 1956 | 3,326 | -3.9% |
| 1957 | 3,201 | -3.7% |
| 1958 | 3,115 | -2.7% |
| 1959 | 2,973 | -4.6% |
| 1960 | 2,881 | -3.1% |
| 1961 | 2,956 | +2.6% |
| 1962 | 3,142 | +6.3% |
| 1963 | 2,896 | -7.8% |
| 1964 | 2,809 | -3.0% |
| 1965 | 2,820 | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 3,241 | +14.9% |
| 1967 | 3,627 | +11.9% |
| 1968 | 4,021 | +10.9% |
| 1969 | 4,168 | +3.6% |
| 1970 | 3,984 | -4.4% |
| 1971 | 13,660 | +242.9% |
| 1972 | 13,069 | -4.3% |
| 1973 | 10,858 | -16.9% |
| 1974 | 18,677 | +72.0% |
| 1975 | 9,385 | -49.7% |
| 1976 | 8,991 | -4.2% |
| 1977 | 8,480 | -5.7% |
| 1978 | 11,956 | +41.0% |
| 1979 | 10,001 | -16.4% |
| 1980 | 11,926 | +19.3% |
| 1981 | 10,558 | -11.5% |
| 1982 | 9,451 | -10.5% |
| 1983 | 9,986 | +5.7% |
| 1984 | 8,231 | -17.6% |
| 1985 | 8,666 | +5.3% |
| 1986 | 6,925 | -20.1% |
| 1987 | 7,148 | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 6,526 | -8.7% |
| 1989 | 6,303 | -3.4% |
| 1990 | 15,321 | +143.1% |
| 1991 | 18,414 | +20.2% |
| 1992 | 15,510 | -15.8% |
| 1993 | 13,416 | -13.5% |
| 1994 | 13,120 | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 13,889 | +5.9% |
| 1996 | 13,089 | -5.8% |
| 1997 | 15,082 | +15.2% |
| 1998 | 15,904 | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 15,094 | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 15,720 | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 12,770 | -18.8% |
| 2002 | 12,086 | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 13,001 | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 13,378 | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 15,153 | +13.3% |
| 2006 | 14,605 | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 15,276 | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 17,941 | +17.4% |
| 2009 | 18,748 | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 19,746 | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 18,401 | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 19,987 | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 20,097 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 17,920 | -10.8% |
| 2015 | 18,134 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 17,922 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 17,558 | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 17,724 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 17,602 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 16,092 | -8.6% |
| 2021 | 16,924 | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 17,001 | +0.5% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 17,001 is below the median for high income countries, which is 90,409, 19% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 17,001 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 54,155, 31% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Long run air pollution 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +242.9% | 3,984 | 13,660 |
| 1990 | +143.1% | 6,303 | 15,321 |
| 1974 | +72.0% | 10,858 | 18,677 |
| 1975 | -49.7% | 18,677 | 9,385 |
| 1978 | +41.0% | 8,480 | 11,956 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 34.2 | 33 | 35.4 | 10 |
| 1760s | 36.97 | 35.67 | 38.26 | 10 |
| 1770s | 39.96 | 38.55 | 41.36 | 10 |
| 1780s | 43.18 | 41.67 | 44.69 | 10 |
| 1790s | 46.66 | 45.03 | 48.29 | 10 |
| 1800s | 50.51 | 48.65 | 52.37 | 10 |
| 1810s | 54.79 | 52.78 | 56.8 | 10 |
| 1820s | 59.43 | 57.25 | 61.6 | 10 |
| 1830s | 64.44 | 62.09 | 66.8 | 10 |
| 1840s | 69.87 | 67.32 | 72.42 | 10 |
| 1850s | 79.26 | 71.55 | 91.66 | 10 |
| 1860s | 99.22 | 94.33 | 104.55 | 10 |
| 1870s | 120.15 | 91.72 | 137.62 | 10 |
| 1880s | 136.84 | 119.05 | 166.97 | 10 |
| 1890s | 126.73 | 96.18 | 176.13 | 10 |
| 1900s | 247.94 | 128.71 | 311.86 | 10 |
| 1910s | 516.05 | 308.44 | 638.36 | 10 |
| 1920s | 771.76 | 519.58 | 934.99 | 10 |
| 1930s | 1,636 | 996.62 | 2,017 | 10 |
| 1940s | 2,199 | 1,617 | 2,851 | 10 |
| 1950s | 3,305 | 2,973 | 3,463 | 10 |
| 1960s | 3,256 | 2,809 | 4,168 | 10 |
| 1970s | 10,906 | 3,984 | 18,677 | 10 |
| 1980s | 8,572 | 6,303 | 11,926 | 10 |
| 1990s | 14,884 | 13,089 | 18,414 | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,868 | 12,086 | 18,748 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18,509 | 17,558 | 20,097 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,673 | 16,092 | 17,001 | 3 |
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More environment data for Barbados
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0071 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 4.64 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.61 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is long run air pollution in Barbados?
- Long run air pollution in Barbados was 17,001 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest long run air pollution recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 20,097 in 2013.
- What is the lowest long run air pollution recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 33 in 1750.
- How does Barbados rank for long run air pollution?
- Barbados ranks 167th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is long run air pollution rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Long run air pollution. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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