Barbados vs South Korea: Energy intensity
Barbados
1.74 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
South Korea
1.71 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Barbados rank
22nd
South Korea rank
25th
Energy intensity over time
- Barbados
- South Korea
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 1.74 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 1.71 kilowatt-hours per dollar in South Korea, a difference of 0.03 kilowatt-hours per dollar.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was South Korea ahead.
Barbados ranks 22nd and South Korea ranks 25th of 165 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 3 and South Korea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.53 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 1.76 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.2311 kilowatt-hours per dollar | South Korea |
| 1990s | 1.8 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 2.06 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.2589 kilowatt-hours per dollar | South Korea |
| 2000s | 2.09 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 2.01 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.0786 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Barbados |
| 2010s | 2.05 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 1.9 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.1453 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Barbados |
| 2020s | 1.8 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 1.71 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.0853 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy intensity, Barbados or South Korea?
- Barbados, at 1.74 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 1.71 kilowatt-hours per dollar in South Korea as of 2022.
- What is the difference in energy intensity between Barbados and South Korea?
- 0.03 kilowatt-hours per dollar, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and South Korea?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
- How do Barbados and South Korea rank globally for energy intensity?
- Barbados ranks 22nd and South Korea ranks 25th of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Energy intensity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per international-$ of GDP.