Barbados vs Cayman Islands: Annual percentage change in primary energy use
Barbados
1.2%
in 2024
Cayman Islands
1.1%
in 2024
Barbados rank
121st
Cayman Islands rank
124th
Annual percentage change in primary energy use over time
- Barbados
- Cayman Islands
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 1.2% against 1.1% in Cayman Islands, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.1 times Cayman Islands's.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Cayman Islands ahead.
Barbados ranks 121st and Cayman Islands ranks 124th of 216 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and Cayman Islands in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Cayman Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.3% | 17.7% | 15.4% | Cayman Islands |
| 1990s | 2.5% | 2.4% | 0.1% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 6.6% | 4.7% | Cayman Islands |
| 2010s | -0.5% | 3.3% | 3.8% | Cayman Islands |
| 2020s | -0.3% | 1.4% | 1.7% | Cayman Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy use, Barbados or Cayman Islands?
- Barbados, at 1.2% against 1.1% in Cayman Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy use between Barbados and Cayman Islands?
- 0.1%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Cayman Islands?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Cayman Islands rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy use?
- Barbados ranks 121st and Cayman Islands ranks 124th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage change in primary energy use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.