Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel in Barbados
Barbados: Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel was 143.03 kilowatt-hours per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
143.03 kilowatt-hours per person
Change on year
down 16.2%
World rank
77th
of 219 countries
All-time high
1,998 kilowatt-hours per person
in 1992
All-time low
0 kilowatt-hours per person
in 1900
Years of data
125
1900–2024
Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel in Barbados, 1900–2024
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 person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fossil fuel production per person, by fuel in Barbados is 143.03 kilowatt-hours per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 16.2% on the previous year and down 74.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fossil fuel production per person, by fuel in Barbados peaked at 1,998 kilowatt-hours per person in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0 kilowatt-hours per person, in 1900.
Barbados ranks 77th of 219 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel in Barbados, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1901 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1902 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1903 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1904 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1905 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1906 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1907 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1908 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1909 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1910 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1911 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1912 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1913 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1914 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1915 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1916 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1917 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1918 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1919 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1920 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1921 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1922 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1923 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1924 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1925 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1926 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1927 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1928 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1929 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1930 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1931 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1932 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1933 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1934 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1935 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1936 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1937 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1938 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1939 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1940 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1941 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1942 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1943 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1944 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1945 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1946 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1947 | 58.69 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1948 | 116.41 kilowatt-hours per person | +98.4% |
| 1949 | 115.42 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.9% |
| 1950 | 114.74 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.6% |
| 1951 | 169.3 kilowatt-hours per person | +47.6% |
| 1952 | 222.49 kilowatt-hours per person | +31.4% |
| 1953 | 219.72 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.2% |
| 1954 | 163.06 kilowatt-hours per person | -25.8% |
| 1955 | 161.8 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.8% |
| 1956 | 214.56 kilowatt-hours per person | +32.6% |
| 1957 | 160.01 kilowatt-hours per person | -25.4% |
| 1958 | 158.98 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.6% |
| 1959 | 157.92 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.7% |
| 1960 | 104.31 kilowatt-hours per person | -33.9% |
| 1961 | 154.96 kilowatt-hours per person | +48.6% |
| 1962 | 153.59 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 202.78 kilowatt-hours per person | +32.0% |
| 1964 | 150.56 kilowatt-hours per person | -25.8% |
| 1965 | 149.04 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 147.46 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 146.22 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 145.36 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 144.84 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 144.87 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 193.33 kilowatt-hours per person | +33.5% |
| 1972 | 192.95 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 144.33 kilowatt-hours per person | -25.2% |
| 1974 | 96.04 kilowatt-hours per person | -33.5% |
| 1975 | 95.89 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 191.58 kilowatt-hours per person | +99.8% |
| 1977 | 191.44 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 478.73 kilowatt-hours per person | +150.1% |
| 1979 | 575.14 kilowatt-hours per person | +20.1% |
| 1980 | 487.96 kilowatt-hours per person | -15.2% |
| 1981 | 486.53 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 484.94 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 483.23 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 481.46 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 479.76 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 478.27 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 357.78 kilowatt-hours per person | -25.2% |
| 1988 | 1,071 kilowatt-hours per person | +199.4% |
| 1989 | 1,189 kilowatt-hours per person | +11.0% |
| 1990 | 1,425 kilowatt-hours per person | +19.9% |
| 1991 | 1,379 kilowatt-hours per person | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 1,998 kilowatt-hours per person | +45.0% |
| 1993 | 1,951 kilowatt-hours per person | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 1,905 kilowatt-hours per person | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 1,944 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 1,859 kilowatt-hours per person | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 1,776 kilowatt-hours per person | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 1,528 kilowatt-hours per person | -14.0% |
| 1999 | 1,940 kilowatt-hours per person | +27.0% |
| 2000 | 1,568 kilowatt-hours per person | -19.2% |
| 2001 | 1,330 kilowatt-hours per person | -15.1% |
| 2002 | 1,190 kilowatt-hours per person | -10.6% |
| 2003 | 1,182 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 1,216 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 1,063 kilowatt-hours per person | -12.6% |
| 2006 | 1,078 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 752.54 kilowatt-hours per person | -30.2% |
| 2008 | 676.3 kilowatt-hours per person | -10.1% |
| 2009 | 645.45 kilowatt-hours per person | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 635.77 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 647.78 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 739.19 kilowatt-hours per person | +14.1% |
| 2013 | 864.32 kilowatt-hours per person | +16.9% |
| 2014 | 552.84 kilowatt-hours per person | -36.0% |
| 2015 | 688.96 kilowatt-hours per person | +24.6% |
| 2016 | 665.56 kilowatt-hours per person | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 570.55 kilowatt-hours per person | -14.3% |
| 2018 | 1,114 kilowatt-hours per person | +95.2% |
| 2019 | 989.53 kilowatt-hours per person | -11.2% |
| 2020 | 427.82 kilowatt-hours per person | -56.8% |
| 2021 | 374.79 kilowatt-hours per person | -12.4% |
| 2022 | 356.19 kilowatt-hours per person | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 170.74 kilowatt-hours per person | -52.1% |
| 2024 | 143.03 kilowatt-hours per person | -16.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel in Barbados changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +199.4% | 357.78 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,071 kilowatt-hours per person |
| 1978 | +150.1% | 191.44 kilowatt-hours per person | 478.73 kilowatt-hours per person |
| 1976 | +99.8% | 95.89 kilowatt-hours per person | 191.58 kilowatt-hours per person |
| 1948 | +98.4% | 58.69 kilowatt-hours per person | 116.41 kilowatt-hours per person |
| 2018 | +95.2% | 570.55 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,114 kilowatt-hours per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 29.05 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 116.41 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 174.26 kilowatt-hours per person | 114.74 kilowatt-hours per person | 222.49 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 149.91 kilowatt-hours per person | 104.31 kilowatt-hours per person | 202.78 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 230.43 kilowatt-hours per person | 95.89 kilowatt-hours per person | 575.14 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 600.01 kilowatt-hours per person | 357.78 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,189 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,770 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,379 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,998 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,070 kilowatt-hours per person | 645.45 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,568 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 746.85 kilowatt-hours per person | 552.84 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,114 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 294.51 kilowatt-hours per person | 143.03 kilowatt-hours per person | 427.82 kilowatt-hours per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 74 Jordan 171.78 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 75 Ecuador 160.42 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 76 Philippines 153.4 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 78 Suriname 120.88 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 79 Belarus 82.07 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 80 Slovakia 73.64 kilowatt-hours per person compare
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)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 22.7% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 0.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fossil fuel production per person, by fuel in Barbados?
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel in Barbados was 143.03 kilowatt-hours per person in 2024, 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 fossil fuel production per person, by fuel recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 1,998 kilowatt-hours per person in 1992.
- What is the lowest fossil fuel production per person, by fuel recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kilowatt-hours per person in 1900.
- How does Barbados rank for fossil fuel production per person, by fuel?
- Barbados ranks 77th out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fossil fuel production per person, by fuel rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person. Excludes gas flared or recycled. Includes natural gas produced for Gas-to-Liquids transformation.