Barbados vs Puerto Rico: Annual percentage change in primary energy use
Barbados
1.2%
in 2024
Puerto Rico
1.3%
in 2024
Barbados rank
121st
Puerto Rico rank
119th
Annual percentage change in primary energy use over time
- Barbados
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 1.3% against 1.2% in Barbados, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 121st and Puerto Rico ranks 119th of 216 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 3 and Puerto Rico in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.3% | 0.3% | 2.0% | Barbados |
| 1990s | 2.5% | -0.2% | 2.7% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 8.4% | 6.6% | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | -0.5% | -3.3% | 2.8% | Barbados |
| 2020s | -0.3% | 2.9% | 3.2% | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy use, Barbados or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 1.3% against 1.2% in Barbados as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy use between Barbados and Puerto Rico?
- 0.1%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Puerto Rico?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Puerto Rico rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy use?
- Barbados ranks 121st and Puerto Rico ranks 119th 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.