Municipal waste collected in Barbados

Barbados: Municipal waste collected was 261,765 tonnes in 2021. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2021)
261,765 tonnes
Change on year
up 19.9%
World rank
82nd
of 103 countries
All-time high
369,462 tonnes
in 2010
All-time low
27,236 tonnes
in 2009
Years of data
13
2009–2021

Municipal waste collected in Barbados, 2009–2021

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k2009201520212009: 27.2k tonnes2010: 369.5k tonnes2011: 348.6k tonnes2012: 297.2k tonnes2013: 355.0k tonnes2014: 360.5k tonnes2015: 209.9k tonnes2016: 116.5k tonnes2017: 131.7k tonnes2018: 146.0k tonnes2019: 250.3k tonnes2020: 218.3k tonnes2021: 261.8k tonnes

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

In 2021, municipal waste collected in Barbados stood at 261,765 tonnes.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.9% on the previous year and down 24.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, municipal waste collected in Barbados peaked at 369,462 tonnes in 2010 and was at its lowest, 27,236 tonnes, in 2009.

Barbados ranks 82nd of 103 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 27,236 tonnes 27,236 tonnes 27,236 tonnes 1
2010s 258,523 tonnes 116,466 tonnes 369,462 tonnes 10
2020s 240,052 tonnes 218,338 tonnes 261,765 tonnes 2

Countries ranked near Barbados

  1. 79 Maldives 325,410 tonnes compare
  2. 80 Suriname 316,760 tonnes compare
  3. 81 Malta 312,000 tonnes compare
  4. 83 Guadeloupe 235,411 tonnes compare
  5. 84 Iceland 224,000 tonnes compare
  6. 85 Brunei Darussalam 196,170 tonnes compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is municipal waste collected in Barbados?
Municipal waste collected in Barbados was 261,765 tonnes in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest municipal waste collected recorded in Barbados?
The highest recorded value was 369,462 tonnes in 2010.
What is the lowest municipal waste collected recorded in Barbados?
The lowest recorded value was 27,236 tonnes in 2009.
How does Barbados rank for municipal waste collected?
Barbados ranks 82nd out of 103 countries with data for 2021.
Is municipal waste collected rising or falling in Barbados?
Over the last ten years it is down 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Barbados data come from?
The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Municipal waste collected (Tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Municipal waste collected (Tonnes)
Unit
tonnes
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
105 places, 1,842 data points, 2000–2023
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