Barbados vs Eritrea: Share of electricity generation from oil
Barbados
88.3%
in 2024
Eritrea
88.9%
in 2024
Barbados rank
29th
Eritrea rank
27th
Share of electricity generation from oil over time
- Barbados
- Eritrea
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 88.9% against 88.3% in Barbados, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Eritrea ahead.
Barbados ranks 29th and Eritrea ranks 27th of 208 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and Eritrea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Eritrea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.4% | 100.0% | 1.6% | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 96.7% | 97.2% | 0.5% | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 89.9% | 88.6% | 1.2% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of electricity generation from oil, Barbados or Eritrea?
- Eritrea, at 88.9% against 88.3% in Barbados as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of electricity generation from oil between Barbados and Eritrea?
- 0.6%, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Eritrea?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Eritrea rank globally for share of electricity generation from oil?
- Barbados ranks 29th and Eritrea ranks 27th of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of electricity generation from oil. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.