Gas consumption in Barbados
Barbados: Gas consumption was 0.2291 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▼ Falling
Gas consumption in Barbados, 1980–2024
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gas consumption in Barbados is 0.2291 terawatt-hours, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 16.8% on the previous year and up 48.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gas consumption in Barbados peaked at 0.5201 terawatt-hours in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.1227 terawatt-hours, in 1980.
That places Barbados 122nd out of 220 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Gas consumption in Barbados, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.1227 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1981 | 0.1227 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1227 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1227 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1227 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1227 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1227 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1227 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.2762 terawatt-hours | +125.0% |
| 1989 | 0.3068 terawatt-hours | +11.1% |
| 1990 | 0.3684 terawatt-hours | +20.1% |
| 1991 | 0.3576 terawatt-hours | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 0.5201 terawatt-hours | +45.5% |
| 1993 | 0.5093 terawatt-hours | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.4985 terawatt-hours | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.5093 terawatt-hours | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.4876 terawatt-hours | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 0.466 terawatt-hours | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 0.4009 terawatt-hours | -14.0% |
| 1999 | 0.5093 terawatt-hours | +27.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4108 terawatt-hours | -19.3% |
| 2001 | 0.3468 terawatt-hours | -15.6% |
| 2002 | 0.3143 terawatt-hours | -9.4% |
| 2003 | 0.3143 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3251 terawatt-hours | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2856 terawatt-hours | -12.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2911 terawatt-hours | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2042 terawatt-hours | -29.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1844 terawatt-hours | -9.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1769 terawatt-hours | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 0.175 terawatt-hours | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1789 terawatt-hours | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2047 terawatt-hours | +14.4% |
| 2013 | 0.24 terawatt-hours | +17.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1539 terawatt-hours | -35.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1922 terawatt-hours | +24.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2166 terawatt-hours | +12.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2342 terawatt-hours | +8.1% |
| 2018 | 0.371 terawatt-hours | +58.4% |
| 2019 | 0.3436 terawatt-hours | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1945 terawatt-hours | -43.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1969 terawatt-hours | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2188 terawatt-hours | +11.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1963 terawatt-hours | -10.3% |
| 2024 | 0.2291 terawatt-hours | +16.8% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 0.2291 terawatt-hours is below the median for high income countries, which is 27.08 terawatt-hours, 1% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 0.2291 terawatt-hours is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1244 terawatt-hours, 1.8× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gas consumption 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 | +125.0% | 0.1227 terawatt-hours | 0.2762 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1565 terawatt-hours | 0.1227 terawatt-hours | 0.3068 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4627 terawatt-hours | 0.3576 terawatt-hours | 0.5201 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2853 terawatt-hours | 0.1769 terawatt-hours | 0.4108 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.231 terawatt-hours | 0.1539 terawatt-hours | 0.371 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2071 terawatt-hours | 0.1945 terawatt-hours | 0.2291 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 gas consumption in Barbados?
- Gas consumption in Barbados was 0.2291 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gas consumption recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5201 terawatt-hours in 1992.
- What is the lowest gas consumption recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1227 terawatt-hours in 1980.
- How does Barbados rank for gas consumption?
- Barbados ranks 122nd out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gas consumption rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gas consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours.