Electricity generation from gas per person in Barbados
Barbados: Electricity generation from gas per person was 106.2 kilowatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from gas 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
The most recent figure for electricity generation from gas per person in Barbados is 106.2 kilowatt-hours, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 47.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from gas per person in Barbados peaked at 114.47 kilowatt-hours in 2000 and was at its lowest, 36.21 kilowatt-hours, in 2011.
Barbados ranks 96th 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 per person in Barbados, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 114.47 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 76.21 kilowatt-hours | -33.4% |
| 2002 | 37.86 kilowatt-hours | -50.3% |
| 2003 | 37.62 kilowatt-hours | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 37.41 kilowatt-hours | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 37.21 kilowatt-hours | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 74.07 kilowatt-hours | +99.0% |
| 2007 | 73.72 kilowatt-hours | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 36.67 kilowatt-hours | -50.3% |
| 2009 | 36.48 kilowatt-hours | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 36.33 kilowatt-hours | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 36.21 kilowatt-hours | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 72.22 kilowatt-hours | +99.4% |
| 2013 | 72.03 kilowatt-hours | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 71.85 kilowatt-hours | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 71.68 kilowatt-hours | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 71.53 kilowatt-hours | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 107.08 kilowatt-hours | +49.7% |
| 2018 | 106.87 kilowatt-hours | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 106.68 kilowatt-hours | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 71 kilowatt-hours | -33.4% |
| 2021 | 70.88 kilowatt-hours | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 106.26 kilowatt-hours | +49.9% |
| 2023 | 106.25 kilowatt-hours | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 106.2 kilowatt-hours | -0.0% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 106.2 kilowatt-hours is below the median for high income countries, which is 620.08 kilowatt-hours, 17% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity generation from gas per person 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +99.4% | 36.21 kilowatt-hours | 72.22 kilowatt-hours |
| 2006 | +99.0% | 37.21 kilowatt-hours | 74.07 kilowatt-hours |
| 2022 | +49.9% | 70.88 kilowatt-hours | 106.26 kilowatt-hours |
| 2002 | -50.3% | 76.21 kilowatt-hours | 37.86 kilowatt-hours |
| 2008 | -50.3% | 73.72 kilowatt-hours | 36.67 kilowatt-hours |
| 2017 | +49.7% | 71.53 kilowatt-hours | 107.08 kilowatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.17 kilowatt-hours | 36.48 kilowatt-hours | 114.47 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.25 kilowatt-hours | 36.21 kilowatt-hours | 107.08 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.12 kilowatt-hours | 70.88 kilowatt-hours | 106.26 kilowatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 93 Venezuela 126.74 kilowatt-hours compare
- 94 Morocco 126.46 kilowatt-hours compare
- 95 Nigeria 120.11 kilowatt-hours compare
- 97 Mozambique 90.38 kilowatt-hours compare
- 98 Luxembourg 88.18 kilowatt-hours compare
- 99 Papua New Guinea 86.04 kilowatt-hours 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)
- 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 per person in Barbados?
- Electricity generation from gas per person in Barbados was 106.2 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 gas per person recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 114.47 kilowatt-hours in 2000.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from gas per person recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.21 kilowatt-hours in 2011.
- How does Barbados rank for electricity generation from gas per person?
- Barbados ranks 96th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from gas per person rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.8%. 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 per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.