Domestic material consumption per capita, by type … capita tonnes in Barbados
Barbados: Domestic material consumption per capita, by type … capita tonnes was 6.36 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Barbados, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Barbados stood at 6.36.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Barbados peaked at 13.89 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 5.42, in 2010.
Barbados ranks 149th of 249 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Domestic material consumption per capita, by type … capita tonnes in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.92 | — |
| 2001 | 9.54 | -12.7% |
| 2002 | 8.7 | -8.8% |
| 2003 | 8.49 | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 8.34 | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 13.02 | +56.2% |
| 2006 | 13.79 | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 6.33 | -54.1% |
| 2008 | 13.89 | +119.5% |
| 2009 | 12.53 | -9.8% |
| 2010 | 5.42 | -56.7% |
| 2011 | 7.32 | +35.1% |
| 2012 | 6 | -18.0% |
| 2013 | 5.93 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 5.87 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 6.35 | +8.2% |
| 2016 | 8.02 | +26.3% |
| 2017 | 7.72 | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 8.9 | +15.3% |
| 2019 | 6.43 | -27.8% |
| 2020 | 5.63 | -12.5% |
| 2021 | 5.93 | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 6.17 | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 6.37 | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 6.36 | -0.2% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 6.36 is below the median for high income countries, which is 13.35, 46% of the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 6.36 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.45, 73% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Domestic material consumption per capita, by type … capita tonnes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +119.5% | 6.33 | 13.89 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.56 | 6.33 | 13.89 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.8 | 5.42 | 8.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.09 | 5.63 | 6.37 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
More development goals data for Barbados
- Red List Index 0.7762 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 130.75 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,176 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 23 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 21 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 21 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 6 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 6 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 6 (2025)
- Infant deaths 28 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Barbados?
- Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Barbados was 6.36 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 13.89 in 2008.
- What is the lowest domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.42 in 2010.
- How does Barbados rank for domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material?
- Barbados ranks 149th out of 249 countries with data for 2024.
- Is domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. 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 Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material (tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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