Barbados vs Cuba: Fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel

Barbados
811.22 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Cuba
907.02 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Barbados rank
96th
Cuba rank
93rd

Fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel over time

  • Barbados
  • Cuba
05001.0k1.5k2.0k198020022024

How they compare

Cuba currently reports 907.02 kilowatt-hours per person against 811.22 kilowatt-hours per person in Barbados, a difference of 95.8 kilowatt-hours per person.

That makes Cuba's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 96th and Cuba ranks 93rd of 218 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 3 and Cuba in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Cuba Difference Ahead
1980s 611.94 kilowatt-hours per person 13.81 kilowatt-hours per person 598.13 kilowatt-hours per person Barbados
1990s 1,770 kilowatt-hours per person 187.55 kilowatt-hours per person 1,583 kilowatt-hours per person Barbados
2000s 1,069 kilowatt-hours per person 533.47 kilowatt-hours per person 535.75 kilowatt-hours per person Barbados
2010s 828.3 kilowatt-hours per person 988.47 kilowatt-hours per person 160.16 kilowatt-hours per person Cuba
2020s 733.91 kilowatt-hours per person 847.66 kilowatt-hours per person 113.75 kilowatt-hours per person Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel, Barbados or Cuba?
Cuba, at 907.02 kilowatt-hours per person against 811.22 kilowatt-hours per person in Barbados as of 2024.
What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel between Barbados and Cuba?
95.8 kilowatt-hours per person, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Cuba?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Barbados and Cuba rank globally for fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel?
Barbados ranks 96th and Cuba ranks 93rd of 218 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 Fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel
Unit
kilowatt-hours per person
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
219 places, 10,244 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.