Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita in Barbados
Barbados: Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita was 1.74 kilowatt-hours per dollar in 2022. ▲ Rising
Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita in Barbados, 1980–2022
Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per dollar.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 1.74 kilowatt-hours per dollar for energy intensity vs. gdp per capita in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy intensity vs. gdp per capita in Barbados peaked at 2.27 kilowatt-hours per dollar in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.38 kilowatt-hours per dollar, in 1980.
That places Barbados 20th out of 163 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.53 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 1.38 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 1.67 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.8 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 1.6 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 1.94 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.09 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 1.89 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 2.24 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.05 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 1.85 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 2.27 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 1.74 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 1.86 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 3 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 17 Equatorial Guinea 1.83 kilowatt-hours per dollar compare
- 18 Mozambique 1.79 kilowatt-hours per dollar compare
- 19 South Africa 1.79 kilowatt-hours per dollar compare
- 21 Belarus 1.73 kilowatt-hours per dollar compare
- 22 Saudi Arabia 1.71 kilowatt-hours per dollar compare
- 23 South Korea 1.71 kilowatt-hours per dollar compare
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 energy intensity vs. gdp per capita in Barbados?
- Energy intensity vs. gdp per capita in Barbados was 1.74 kilowatt-hours per dollar in 2022, according to Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest energy intensity vs. gdp per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 2.27 kilowatt-hours per dollar in 2011.
- What is the lowest energy intensity vs. gdp per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.38 kilowatt-hours per dollar in 1980.
- How does Barbados rank for energy intensity vs. gdp per capita?
- Barbados ranks 20th out of 163 countries with data for 2022.
- Is energy intensity vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per international-$ of GDP.