Sulphur dioxide and coal in Barbados
Barbados: Sulphur dioxide and coal was 2,387 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
2,387
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
180th
of 220 countries
All-time high
9,229
in 1974
All-time low
13.39
in 1750
Years of data
273
1750–2022
Sulphur dioxide and coal in Barbados, 1750–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 2,387 for sulphur dioxide and coal in 2022.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 34.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sulphur dioxide and coal in Barbados peaked at 9,229 in 1974 and was at its lowest, 13.39, in 1750.
That places Barbados 180th 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.
Sulphur dioxide and coal in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 13.39 | — |
| 1751 | 13.49 | +0.8% |
| 1752 | 13.6 | +0.8% |
| 1753 | 13.7 | +0.8% |
| 1754 | 13.8 | +0.8% |
| 1755 | 13.91 | +0.7% |
| 1756 | 14.01 | +0.7% |
| 1757 | 14.11 | +0.7% |
| 1758 | 14.22 | +0.7% |
| 1759 | 14.32 | +0.7% |
| 1760 | 14.42 | +0.7% |
| 1761 | 14.53 | +0.8% |
| 1762 | 14.64 | +0.8% |
| 1763 | 14.76 | +0.8% |
| 1764 | 14.87 | +0.7% |
| 1765 | 14.98 | +0.7% |
| 1766 | 15.09 | +0.7% |
| 1767 | 15.2 | +0.7% |
| 1768 | 15.31 | +0.7% |
| 1769 | 15.42 | +0.7% |
| 1770 | 15.53 | +0.7% |
| 1771 | 15.65 | +0.8% |
| 1772 | 15.77 | +0.8% |
| 1773 | 15.88 | +0.8% |
| 1774 | 16 | +0.7% |
| 1775 | 16.12 | +0.7% |
| 1776 | 16.24 | +0.7% |
| 1777 | 16.36 | +0.7% |
| 1778 | 16.47 | +0.7% |
| 1779 | 16.59 | +0.7% |
| 1780 | 16.71 | +0.7% |
| 1781 | 16.84 | +0.8% |
| 1782 | 16.96 | +0.8% |
| 1783 | 17.09 | +0.7% |
| 1784 | 17.22 | +0.7% |
| 1785 | 17.34 | +0.7% |
| 1786 | 17.47 | +0.7% |
| 1787 | 17.59 | +0.7% |
| 1788 | 17.72 | +0.7% |
| 1789 | 17.84 | +0.7% |
| 1790 | 17.97 | +0.7% |
| 1791 | 18.11 | +0.8% |
| 1792 | 18.24 | +0.7% |
| 1793 | 18.38 | +0.7% |
| 1794 | 18.51 | +0.7% |
| 1795 | 18.64 | +0.7% |
| 1796 | 18.78 | +0.7% |
| 1797 | 18.91 | +0.7% |
| 1798 | 19.05 | +0.7% |
| 1799 | 19.18 | +0.7% |
| 1800 | 19.31 | +0.7% |
| 1801 | 19.46 | +0.7% |
| 1802 | 19.6 | +0.7% |
| 1803 | 19.75 | +0.7% |
| 1804 | 19.89 | +0.7% |
| 1805 | 20.03 | +0.7% |
| 1806 | 20.18 | +0.7% |
| 1807 | 20.32 | +0.7% |
| 1808 | 20.46 | +0.7% |
| 1809 | 20.6 | +0.7% |
| 1810 | 20.74 | +0.7% |
| 1811 | 20.9 | +0.7% |
| 1812 | 21.05 | +0.7% |
| 1813 | 21.2 | +0.7% |
| 1814 | 21.36 | +0.7% |
| 1815 | 21.51 | +0.7% |
| 1816 | 21.66 | +0.7% |
| 1817 | 21.81 | +0.7% |
| 1818 | 21.96 | +0.7% |
| 1819 | 22.11 | +0.7% |
| 1820 | 22.26 | +0.7% |
| 1821 | 22.43 | +0.7% |
| 1822 | 22.59 | +0.7% |
| 1823 | 22.75 | +0.7% |
| 1824 | 22.91 | +0.7% |
| 1825 | 23.07 | +0.7% |
| 1826 | 23.23 | +0.7% |
| 1827 | 23.4 | +0.7% |
| 1828 | 23.56 | +0.7% |
| 1829 | 23.72 | +0.7% |
| 1830 | 23.87 | +0.7% |
| 1831 | 24.05 | +0.7% |
| 1832 | 24.22 | +0.7% |
| 1833 | 24.39 | +0.7% |
| 1834 | 24.56 | +0.7% |
| 1835 | 24.73 | +0.7% |
| 1836 | 24.9 | +0.7% |
| 1837 | 25.07 | +0.7% |
| 1838 | 25.24 | +0.7% |
| 1839 | 25.41 | +0.7% |
| 1840 | 25.58 | +0.7% |
| 1841 | 25.76 | +0.7% |
| 1842 | 25.94 | +0.7% |
| 1843 | 26.12 | +0.7% |
| 1844 | 26.3 | +0.7% |
| 1845 | 26.48 | +0.7% |
| 1846 | 26.66 | +0.7% |
| 1847 | 26.84 | +0.7% |
| 1848 | 27.02 | +0.7% |
| 1849 | 27.2 | +0.7% |
| 1850 | 27.13 | -0.3% |
| 1851 | 26.91 | -0.8% |
| 1852 | 26.81 | -0.4% |
| 1853 | 27.06 | +0.9% |
| 1854 | 27.3 | +0.9% |
| 1855 | 27.54 | +0.9% |
| 1856 | 28.61 | +3.9% |
| 1857 | 29.7 | +3.8% |
| 1858 | 30.81 | +3.7% |
| 1859 | 31.93 | +3.6% |
| 1860 | 33.07 | +3.6% |
| 1861 | 33.72 | +2.0% |
| 1862 | 34.34 | +1.9% |
| 1863 | 34.98 | +1.8% |
| 1864 | 35.62 | +1.8% |
| 1865 | 35.95 | +0.9% |
| 1866 | 35.56 | -1.1% |
| 1867 | 35.16 | -1.1% |
| 1868 | 34.77 | -1.1% |
| 1869 | 34.24 | -1.5% |
| 1870 | 33.72 | -1.5% |
| 1871 | 35.41 | +5.0% |
| 1872 | 37.04 | +4.6% |
| 1873 | 38.67 | +4.4% |
| 1874 | 40.31 | +4.2% |
| 1875 | 41.9 | +3.9% |
| 1876 | 41.28 | -1.5% |
| 1877 | 40.68 | -1.5% |
| 1878 | 40.02 | -1.6% |
| 1879 | 39.36 | -1.6% |
| 1880 | 38.71 | -1.7% |
| 1881 | 39.1 | +1.0% |
| 1882 | 40.01 | +2.3% |
| 1883 | 40.67 | +1.7% |
| 1884 | 41.05 | +0.9% |
| 1885 | 41.31 | +0.6% |
| 1886 | 42.65 | +3.2% |
| 1887 | 44.14 | +3.5% |
| 1888 | 45.56 | +3.2% |
| 1889 | 47.09 | +3.4% |
| 1890 | 49.31 | +4.7% |
| 1891 | 46.59 | -5.5% |
| 1892 | 44.03 | -5.5% |
| 1893 | 41.53 | -5.7% |
| 1894 | 39 | -6.1% |
| 1895 | 36.43 | -6.6% |
| 1896 | 37.72 | +3.5% |
| 1897 | 39.01 | +3.4% |
| 1898 | 40.33 | +3.4% |
| 1899 | 41.69 | +3.4% |
| 1900 | 42.19 | +1.2% |
| 1901 | 42.05 | -0.3% |
| 1902 | 41.94 | -0.3% |
| 1903 | 41.78 | -0.4% |
| 1904 | 41.67 | -0.3% |
| 1905 | 41.55 | -0.3% |
| 1906 | 39.82 | -4.2% |
| 1907 | 38.09 | -4.3% |
| 1908 | 36.36 | -4.6% |
| 1909 | 34.62 | -4.8% |
| 1910 | 32.87 | -5.0% |
| 1911 | 34.52 | +5.0% |
| 1912 | 36.13 | +4.7% |
| 1913 | 37.77 | +4.5% |
| 1914 | 39.23 | +3.9% |
| 1915 | 40.68 | +3.7% |
| 1916 | 38.49 | -5.4% |
| 1917 | 36.28 | -5.7% |
| 1918 | 34.1 | -6.0% |
| 1919 | 31.91 | -6.4% |
| 1920 | 29.75 | -6.8% |
| 1921 | 30.9 | +3.9% |
| 1922 | 32.34 | +4.6% |
| 1923 | 33.62 | +4.0% |
| 1924 | 34.85 | +3.6% |
| 1925 | 36.1 | +3.6% |
| 1926 | 35.39 | -2.0% |
| 1927 | 34.6 | -2.2% |
| 1928 | 38.5 | +11.3% |
| 1929 | 37.76 | -1.9% |
| 1930 | 41.72 | +10.5% |
| 1931 | 41.74 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 46.24 | +10.8% |
| 1933 | 50.72 | +9.7% |
| 1934 | 55.11 | +8.7% |
| 1935 | 54.78 | -0.6% |
| 1936 | 52.83 | -3.6% |
| 1937 | 50.18 | -5.0% |
| 1938 | 47.78 | -4.8% |
| 1939 | 50.3 | +5.3% |
| 1940 | 43.37 | -13.8% |
| 1941 | 45.09 | +4.0% |
| 1942 | 46.79 | +3.8% |
| 1943 | 47.92 | +2.4% |
| 1944 | 49.16 | +2.6% |
| 1945 | 50.24 | +2.2% |
| 1946 | 52.33 | +4.2% |
| 1947 | 54.22 | +3.6% |
| 1948 | 55.84 | +3.0% |
| 1949 | 57.3 | +2.6% |
| 1950 | 133.71 | +133.4% |
| 1951 | 171.09 | +28.0% |
| 1952 | 144.95 | -15.3% |
| 1953 | 168.5 | +16.2% |
| 1954 | 170.8 | +1.4% |
| 1955 | 185.19 | +8.4% |
| 1956 | 181.62 | -1.9% |
| 1957 | 190.33 | +4.8% |
| 1958 | 203.08 | +6.7% |
| 1959 | 199.39 | -1.8% |
| 1960 | 220.17 | +10.4% |
| 1961 | 242.31 | +10.1% |
| 1962 | 313.6 | +29.4% |
| 1963 | 235.26 | -25.0% |
| 1964 | 225.81 | -4.0% |
| 1965 | 248.44 | +10.0% |
| 1966 | 314.49 | +26.6% |
| 1967 | 395.21 | +25.7% |
| 1968 | 510.08 | +29.1% |
| 1969 | 552.81 | +8.4% |
| 1970 | 495.67 | -10.3% |
| 1971 | 6,446 | +1200.5% |
| 1972 | 6,231 | -3.3% |
| 1973 | 5,300 | -14.9% |
| 1974 | 9,229 | +74.1% |
| 1975 | 4,299 | -53.4% |
| 1976 | 4,305 | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 3,947 | -8.3% |
| 1978 | 5,752 | +45.7% |
| 1979 | 4,804 | -16.5% |
| 1980 | 5,784 | +20.4% |
| 1981 | 4,985 | -13.8% |
| 1982 | 4,359 | -12.6% |
| 1983 | 4,773 | +9.5% |
| 1984 | 3,661 | -23.3% |
| 1985 | 4,001 | +9.3% |
| 1986 | 2,878 | -28.1% |
| 1987 | 2,967 | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 2,549 | -14.1% |
| 1989 | 2,319 | -9.0% |
| 1990 | 6,991 | +201.4% |
| 1991 | 8,221 | +17.6% |
| 1992 | 6,755 | -17.8% |
| 1993 | 8,040 | +19.0% |
| 1994 | 5,721 | -28.8% |
| 1995 | 6,405 | +11.9% |
| 1996 | 6,523 | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 7,079 | +8.5% |
| 1998 | 8,270 | +16.8% |
| 1999 | 9,147 | +10.6% |
| 2000 | 8,277 | -9.5% |
| 2001 | 6,757 | -18.4% |
| 2002 | 1,738 | -74.3% |
| 2003 | 1,918 | +10.4% |
| 2004 | 1,979 | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 2,054 | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 2,134 | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 3,107 | +45.6% |
| 2008 | 3,640 | +17.2% |
| 2009 | 3,958 | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 3,515 | -11.2% |
| 2011 | 2,583 | -26.5% |
| 2012 | 3,637 | +40.8% |
| 2013 | 3,460 | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 3,338 | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 3,190 | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 3,286 | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 3,422 | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 3,438 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 3,420 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 2,141 | -37.4% |
| 2021 | 2,392 | +11.7% |
| 2022 | 2,387 | -0.2% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 2,387 is below the median for high income countries, which is 26,427, 9% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 2,387 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 21,354, 11% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sulphur dioxide and coal 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 | +1200.5% | 495.67 | 6,446 |
| 1990 | +201.4% | 2,319 | 6,991 |
| 1950 | +133.4% | 57.3 | 133.71 |
| 2002 | -74.3% | 6,757 | 1,738 |
| 1974 | +74.1% | 5,300 | 9,229 |
| 1975 | -53.4% | 9,229 | 4,299 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 13.86 | 13.39 | 14.32 | 10 |
| 1760s | 14.92 | 14.42 | 15.42 | 10 |
| 1770s | 16.06 | 15.53 | 16.59 | 10 |
| 1780s | 17.28 | 16.71 | 17.84 | 10 |
| 1790s | 18.58 | 17.97 | 19.18 | 10 |
| 1800s | 19.96 | 19.31 | 20.6 | 10 |
| 1810s | 21.43 | 20.74 | 22.11 | 10 |
| 1820s | 22.99 | 22.26 | 23.72 | 10 |
| 1830s | 24.64 | 23.87 | 25.41 | 10 |
| 1840s | 26.39 | 25.58 | 27.2 | 10 |
| 1850s | 28.38 | 26.81 | 31.93 | 10 |
| 1860s | 34.74 | 33.07 | 35.95 | 10 |
| 1870s | 38.84 | 33.72 | 41.9 | 10 |
| 1880s | 42.03 | 38.71 | 47.09 | 10 |
| 1890s | 41.56 | 36.43 | 49.31 | 10 |
| 1900s | 40.01 | 34.62 | 42.19 | 10 |
| 1910s | 36.2 | 31.91 | 40.68 | 10 |
| 1920s | 34.38 | 29.75 | 38.5 | 10 |
| 1930s | 49.14 | 41.72 | 55.11 | 10 |
| 1940s | 50.23 | 43.37 | 57.3 | 10 |
| 1950s | 174.87 | 133.71 | 203.08 | 10 |
| 1960s | 325.82 | 220.17 | 552.81 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5,081 | 495.67 | 9,229 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,828 | 2,319 | 5,784 | 10 |
| 1990s | 7,315 | 5,721 | 9,147 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,556 | 1,738 | 8,277 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,329 | 2,583 | 3,637 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,307 | 2,141 | 2,392 | 3 |
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More energy & mining data for Barbados
- Primary energy from fossil nuclear renewables, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Primary energy from fossil nuclear renewables, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fuel imports 16.7% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 0.8% (2025)
- Fuel exports 4.8% (2025)
- Ores and metals exports 8.5% (2025)
- Gas production 0.0404 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 143.03 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0.0404 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 143.03 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sulphur dioxide and coal in Barbados?
- Sulphur dioxide and coal in Barbados was 2,387 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sulphur dioxide and coal recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 9,229 in 1974.
- What is the lowest sulphur dioxide and coal recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.39 in 1750.
- How does Barbados rank for sulphur dioxide and coal?
- Barbados ranks 180th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is sulphur dioxide and coal rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.4%. 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 Sulphur dioxide and coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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