Annual percentage change in primary energy use in Barbados
Barbados: Annual percentage change in primary energy use was 1.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Annual percentage change in primary energy use in Barbados, 1981–2024
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 1.2% for annual percentage change in primary energy use in 2024.
The figure is down 90.5% on the previous year and up 109.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual percentage change in primary energy use in Barbados peaked at 20.4% in 1997 and was at its lowest, -19.1%, in 2020.
That places Barbados 121st out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual percentage change in primary energy use in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 4.1% | — |
| 1982 | 1.4% | -65.9% |
| 1983 | 5.5% | +294.5% |
| 1984 | -3.6% | -166.4% |
| 1985 | 10.5% | -388.9% |
| 1986 | 4.9% | -53.6% |
| 1987 | -4.8% | -198.1% |
| 1988 | -5.8% | +22.0% |
| 1989 | 8.8% | -251.4% |
| 1990 | 5.9% | -32.8% |
| 1991 | 1.1% | -81.2% |
| 1992 | 5.6% | +405.4% |
| 1993 | -2.5% | -145.2% |
| 1994 | -5.2% | +102.8% |
| 1995 | 3.8% | -173.3% |
| 1996 | -10.2% | -369.9% |
| 1997 | 20.4% | -299.6% |
| 1998 | 1.6% | -92.3% |
| 1999 | 4.7% | +198.7% |
| 2000 | 7.5% | +60.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -99.2% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | +1029.1% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | +58.4% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | -30.1% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -70.7% |
| 2007 | -4.6% | -2122.0% |
| 2008 | 17.9% | -490.2% |
| 2009 | -5.8% | -132.1% |
| 2010 | -3.7% | -36.2% |
| 2011 | 5.1% | -238.5% |
| 2012 | -6.0% | -218.2% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | -124.6% |
| 2014 | -13.2% | -991.9% |
| 2015 | 6.3% | -147.6% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | -71.1% |
| 2017 | -5.4% | -399.2% |
| 2018 | 11.4% | -309.9% |
| 2019 | -3.0% | -126.0% |
| 2020 | -19.1% | +544.9% |
| 2021 | -4.4% | -77.0% |
| 2022 | 8.1% | -283.9% |
| 2023 | 12.7% | +58.0% |
| 2024 | 1.2% | -90.5% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 1.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.5%, 2.6× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 1.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9%, 1.4× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual percentage change in primary energy use in Barbados changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -2122.0% | 0.2% | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.3% | -5.8% | 10.5% | 9 |
| 1990s | 2.5% | -10.2% | 20.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.9% | -5.8% | 17.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.5% | -13.2% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.3% | -19.1% | 12.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 118 Eswatini 1.4% compare
- 119 Puerto Rico 1.3% compare
- 120 Bermuda 1.2% compare
- 122 New Zealand 1.2% compare
- 123 Peru 1.1% compare
- 124 Cayman Islands 1.1% compare
More energy & mining data for Barbados
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 22.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual percentage change in primary energy use in Barbados?
- Annual percentage change in primary energy use in Barbados was 1.2% in 2024, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual percentage change in primary energy use recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 20.4% in 1997.
- What is the lowest annual percentage change in primary energy use recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was -19.1% in 2020.
- How does Barbados rank for annual percentage change in primary energy use?
- Barbados ranks 121st out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual percentage change in primary energy use rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 109.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual percentage change in primary energy use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.