Municipal waste generated in Barbados
Barbados: Municipal waste generated was 261,765 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Municipal waste generated in Barbados, 2009–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 261,765 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 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 27,236, in 2009.
Barbados ranks 73rd of 80 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Municipal waste generated in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 27,236 | — |
| 2010 | 369,462 | +1256.5% |
| 2011 | 348,593 | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 297,209 | -14.7% |
| 2013 | 355,036 | +19.5% |
| 2014 | 360,526 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 209,891 | -41.8% |
| 2016 | 116,466 | -44.5% |
| 2017 | 131,710 | +13.1% |
| 2018 | 146,030 | +10.9% |
| 2019 | 250,305 | +71.4% |
| 2020 | 218,338 | -12.8% |
| 2021 | 261,765 | +19.9% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 261,765 is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.12 million, 6% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 261,765 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.59 million, 7% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Municipal waste generated 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +1256.5% | 27,236 | 369,462 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27,236 | 27,236 | 27,236 | 1 |
| 2010s | 258,523 | 116,466 | 369,462 | 10 |
| 2020s | 240,052 | 218,338 | 261,765 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
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 municipal waste generated in Barbados?
- Municipal waste generated in Barbados was 261,765 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 in 2010.
- What is the lowest municipal waste generated recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 27,236 in 2009.
- How does Barbados rank for municipal waste generated?
- Barbados ranks 73rd out of 80 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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