Electricity demand in Barbados
Barbados: Electricity demand was 1.11 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.11 terawatt-hours
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
163rd
of 214 countries
All-time high
1.13 terawatt-hours
in 2012
All-time low
0.79 terawatt-hours
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Electricity demand in Barbados, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 1.11 terawatt-hours for electricity demand in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand in Barbados peaked at 1.13 terawatt-hours in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.79 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
That places Barbados 163rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Electricity demand in Barbados, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.79 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0.83 terawatt-hours | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 0.86 terawatt-hours | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 0.87 terawatt-hours | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.89 terawatt-hours | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.99 terawatt-hours | +11.2% |
| 2006 | 1.02 terawatt-hours | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 1.05 terawatt-hours | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 1.05 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.07 terawatt-hours | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 1.03 terawatt-hours | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 1.04 terawatt-hours | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 1.13 terawatt-hours | +8.7% |
| 2013 | 1.01 terawatt-hours | -10.6% |
| 2014 | 1.03 terawatt-hours | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 1.04 terawatt-hours | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 1.05 terawatt-hours | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 1.04 terawatt-hours | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.04 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.06 terawatt-hours | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 1.06 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.06 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.09 terawatt-hours | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 1.1 terawatt-hours | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 1.11 terawatt-hours | +0.9% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 1.11 terawatt-hours is below the median for high income countries, which is 36.53 terawatt-hours, 3% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 1.11 terawatt-hours is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.27 terawatt-hours, 18% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.942 terawatt-hours | 0.79 terawatt-hours | 1.07 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 terawatt-hours | 1.01 terawatt-hours | 1.13 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.08 terawatt-hours | 1.06 terawatt-hours | 1.11 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
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 electricity demand in Barbados?
- Electricity demand in Barbados was 1.11 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 1.13 terawatt-hours in 2012.
- What is the lowest electricity demand recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.79 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Barbados rank for electricity demand?
- Barbados ranks 163rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity demand rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.