Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person in Barbados
Barbados: Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person was 3,576 kilowatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person in Barbados, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 3,576 kilowatt-hours for electricity generation from fossil fuels per person in 2024.
The figure is down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from fossil fuels per person in Barbados peaked at 4,080 kilowatt-hours in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3,014 kilowatt-hours, in 2000.
That places Barbados 43rd out of 209 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 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 | 3,512 kilowatt-hours | 3,014 kilowatt-hours | 3,903 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,710 kilowatt-hours | 3,598 kilowatt-hours | 4,080 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,544 kilowatt-hours | 3,473 kilowatt-hours | 3,577 kilowatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 40 Canada 3,743 kilowatt-hours compare
- 41 American Samoa 3,633 kilowatt-hours compare
- 42 Antigua and Barbuda 3,625 kilowatt-hours compare
- 44 Netherlands 3,372 kilowatt-hours compare
- 45 Nauru 3,342 kilowatt-hours compare
- 46 Iraq 3,199 kilowatt-hours 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 electricity generation from fossil fuels per person in Barbados?
- Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person in Barbados was 3,576 kilowatt-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 fossil fuels per person recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 4,080 kilowatt-hours in 2012.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from fossil fuels per person recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,014 kilowatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Barbados rank for electricity generation from fossil fuels per person?
- Barbados ranks 43rd out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from fossil fuels per person rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. 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 fossil fuels per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Electricity generation from coal, oil, and gas, measured in kilowatt-hours per person.