Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) in Barbados
Barbados: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage was 44.13 million current US$ in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Barbados, 1990–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Barbados is 44.13 million current US$, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and down 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Barbados peaked at 127.59 million current US$ in 2009 and was at its lowest, 11.88 million current US$, in 1990.
That places Barbados 169th out of 210 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Barbados, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11.88 million current US$ | — |
| 1991 | 12.55 million current US$ | +5.7% |
| 1992 | 15.81 million current US$ | +25.9% |
| 1993 | 14.02 million current US$ | -11.3% |
| 1994 | 15.08 million current US$ | +7.6% |
| 1995 | 16.36 million current US$ | +8.4% |
| 1996 | 16.87 million current US$ | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 19.21 million current US$ | +13.8% |
| 1998 | 21.74 million current US$ | +13.2% |
| 1999 | 23.08 million current US$ | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 23.02 million current US$ | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 25.42 million current US$ | +10.5% |
| 2002 | 27.61 million current US$ | +8.6% |
| 2003 | 29.00 million current US$ | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 30.00 million current US$ | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 33.04 million current US$ | +10.1% |
| 2006 | 36.05 million current US$ | +9.1% |
| 2007 | 38.11 million current US$ | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 47.77 million current US$ | +25.3% |
| 2009 | 127.59 million current US$ | +167.1% |
| 2010 | 44.30 million current US$ | -65.3% |
| 2011 | 52.50 million current US$ | +18.5% |
| 2012 | 65.87 million current US$ | +25.5% |
| 2013 | 46.55 million current US$ | -29.3% |
| 2014 | 42.76 million current US$ | -8.1% |
| 2015 | 44.16 million current US$ | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 46.33 million current US$ | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 44.15 million current US$ | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 48.58 million current US$ | +10.0% |
| 2019 | 50.97 million current US$ | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 43.52 million current US$ | -14.6% |
| 2021 | 44.13 million current US$ | +1.4% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 44.13 million current US$ is below the median for high income countries, which is 970.21 million current US$, 5% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 44.13 million current US$ is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 265.41 million current US$, 17% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Barbados changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +167.1% | 47.77 million current US$ | 127.59 million current US$ |
| 2010 | -65.3% | 127.59 million current US$ | 44.30 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.66 million current US$ | 11.88 million current US$ | 23.08 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.76 million current US$ | 23.02 million current US$ | 127.59 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.62 million current US$ | 42.76 million current US$ | 65.87 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.83 million current US$ | 43.52 million current US$ | 44.13 million current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 166 Bhutan 48.42 million current US$ compare
- 167 Eswatini 48.05 million current US$ compare
- 168 East Timor 45.79 million current US$ compare
- 170 French Polynesia 43.92 million current US$ compare
- 171 Eritrea 42.97 million current US$ compare
- 172 Sierra Leone 41.38 million current US$ compare
More economy & growth data for Barbados
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.99 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -64.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 55.55 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -66.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 40.56 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -18.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0583 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Barbados?
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Barbados was 44.13 million current US$ in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 127.59 million current US$ in 2009.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.88 million current US$ in 1990.
- How does Barbados rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage?
- Barbados ranks 169th out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cost of damage due to carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel use and the manufacture of cement, estimated to be US$40 per ton of CO2 (the unit damage in 2017 US dollars for CO2 emitted in 2020) times the number of tons of CO2 emitted. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.