Installed solar pv capacity in Barbados
Barbados: Installed solar pv capacity was 0.0693 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Installed solar pv capacity in Barbados, 2001–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, installed solar pv capacity in Barbados stood at 0.0693. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2,140.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, installed solar pv capacity in Barbados peaked at 0.0693 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0001, in 2001.
That places Barbados 137th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Installed solar pv capacity in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.0001 | — |
| 2002 | 0.0001 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 | +100.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0006 | +200.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0006 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0008 | +33.3% |
| 2010 | 0.001 | +25.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0013 | +25.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0015 | +20.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0004 | -71.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0013 | +203.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0031 | +139.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0149 | +382.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0164 | +9.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0172 | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0332 | +92.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0492 | +48.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0639 | +30.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0693 | +8.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0693 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0693 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0693 | +0.0% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 0.0693 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.01, 7% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 0.0693 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0693, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Installed solar pv capacity 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +382.6% | 0.0031 | 0.0149 |
| 2014 | +203.3% | 0.0004 | 0.0013 |
| 2007 | +200.0% | 0.0002 | 0.0006 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0003 | 0.0001 | 0.0008 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.009 | 0.0004 | 0.0332 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0651 | 0.0492 | 0.0693 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 134 Costa Rica 0.0826 compare
- 135 French Polynesia 0.0809 compare
- 136 Maldives 0.0747 compare
- 138 French Guiana 0.0685 compare
- 139 Afghanistan 0.066 compare
- 140 Iraq 0.0636 compare
More energy & mining data for Barbados
- Fuel imports 16.7% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 0.8% (2025)
- Fuel exports 4.8% (2025)
- Ores and metals exports 8.5% (2025)
- 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)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is installed solar pv capacity in Barbados?
- Installed solar pv capacity in Barbados was 0.0693 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest installed solar pv capacity recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0693 in 2022.
- What is the lowest installed solar pv capacity recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 in 2001.
- How does Barbados rank for installed solar pv capacity?
- Barbados ranks 137th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is installed solar pv capacity rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,140.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Installed solar pv capacity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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