Electricity generation from gas in Barbados
Barbados: Electricity generation from gas was 0.03 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from gas in Barbados, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity generation from gas in Barbados is 0.03 terawatt-hours, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from gas in Barbados peaked at 0.03 terawatt-hours in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.01 terawatt-hours, in 2002.
Barbados ranks 114th of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Electricity generation from gas in Barbados, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.03 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0.02 terawatt-hours | -33.3% |
| 2002 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | -50.0% |
| 2003 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.02 terawatt-hours | +100.0% |
| 2007 | 0.02 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | -50.0% |
| 2009 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.02 terawatt-hours | +100.0% |
| 2013 | 0.02 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.02 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.02 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.02 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.03 terawatt-hours | +50.0% |
| 2018 | 0.03 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.03 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.02 terawatt-hours | -33.3% |
| 2021 | 0.02 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.03 terawatt-hours | +50.0% |
| 2023 | 0.03 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.03 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 0.03 terawatt-hours is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.76 terawatt-hours, 1% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.015 terawatt-hours | 0.01 terawatt-hours | 0.03 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.021 terawatt-hours | 0.01 terawatt-hours | 0.03 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.026 terawatt-hours | 0.02 terawatt-hours | 0.03 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 generation from gas in Barbados?
- Electricity generation from gas in Barbados was 0.03 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from gas recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 0.03 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from gas recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 terawatt-hours in 2002.
- How does Barbados rank for electricity generation from gas?
- Barbados ranks 114th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from gas rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from gas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours.