Municipal waste generated in Barbados
Barbados: Municipal waste generated was 261,765 tonnes in 2021. βΌ Falling
Municipal waste generated in Barbados, 2009β2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 261,765 tonnes for municipal waste generated in 2021.
The figure is up 19.9% on the previous year and down 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste generated in Barbados peaked at 369,462 tonnes in 2010 and was at its lowest, 27,236 tonnes, in 2009.
Barbados ranks 69th of 75 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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More environment data for Barbados
- Standard Deviation 0.587 Β°C (2023)
- Temperature change 1.03 Β°C (2023)
- Recovered paper β Production 1,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 1,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 292 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 27 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 86 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 54 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 3,704 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 864 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste generated in Barbados?
- Municipal waste generated in Barbados was 261,765 tonnes in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest municipal waste generated recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 369,462 tonnes in 2010.
- What is the lowest municipal waste generated recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 27,236 tonnes in 2009.
- How does Barbados rank for municipal waste generated?
- Barbados ranks 69th out of 75 countries with data for 2021.
- Is municipal waste generated 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 generated (Tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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