Electricity demand in Barbados
Barbados: Electricity demand was 1.11 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
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.
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
- Fuel imports 22.7% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 0.7% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 7.6% (2024)
- Gas production 0.0404 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 143.03 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0.0404 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 143.03 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel exports 8.0% (2024)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 56.5% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita 13.9% (2023)
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.