Gas reserves in Barbados
Barbados: Gas reserves was 113.27 million cubic meters in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
113.27 million cubic meters
Change on year
down 20.0%
World rank
100th
of 215 countries
All-time high
283.17 million cubic meters
in 1988
All-time low
113.27 million cubic meters
in 2010
Years of data
34
1988–2021
Gas reserves in Barbados, 1988–2021
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (2022) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in cubic meters.
Analysis
In 2021, gas reserves in Barbados stood at 113.27 million cubic meters. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, gas reserves in Barbados peaked at 283.17 million cubic meters in 1988 and was at its lowest, 113.27 million cubic meters, in 2010.
That places Barbados 100th out of 215 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Gas reserves in Barbados, year by year
| Year | cubic meters | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 283.17 million cubic meters | — |
| 1989 | 198.22 million cubic meters | -30.0% |
| 1990 | 198.22 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 169.90 million cubic meters | -14.3% |
| 1992 | 169.90 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 198.22 million cubic meters | +16.7% |
| 1994 | 198.22 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 141.58 million cubic meters | -28.6% |
| 1996 | 141.58 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 141.58 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 141.58 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 141.58 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 198.22 million cubic meters | +40.0% |
| 2001 | 141.58 million cubic meters | -28.6% |
| 2002 | 141.58 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 141.58 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 141.58 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 141.58 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 141.58 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 169.90 million cubic meters | +20.0% |
| 2008 | 141.58 million cubic meters | -16.7% |
| 2009 | 141.58 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 113.27 million cubic meters | -20.0% |
| 2011 | 113.27 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 113.27 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 113.27 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 141.58 million cubic meters | +25.0% |
| 2015 | 141.58 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 113.27 million cubic meters | -20.0% |
| 2017 | 113.27 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 141.58 million cubic meters | +25.0% |
| 2019 | 141.58 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 141.58 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 113.27 million cubic meters | -20.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 240.69 million cubic meters | 198.22 million cubic meters | 283.17 million cubic meters | 2 |
| 1990s | 164.24 million cubic meters | 141.58 million cubic meters | 198.22 million cubic meters | 10 |
| 2000s | 150.08 million cubic meters | 141.58 million cubic meters | 198.22 million cubic meters | 10 |
| 2010s | 124.59 million cubic meters | 113.27 million cubic meters | 141.58 million cubic meters | 10 |
| 2020s | 127.43 million cubic meters | 113.27 million cubic meters | 141.58 million cubic meters | 2 |
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- 101 American Samoa 0 cubic meters
- 101 Antarctica 0 cubic meters
- 101 Antigua and Barbuda 0 cubic meters
- 101 Armenia 0 cubic meters
- 101 Aruba 0 cubic meters
- 101 Belgium 0 cubic meters
- 101 Belize 0 cubic meters
- 101 Bermuda 0 cubic meters
- 101 Bhutan 0 cubic meters
- 101 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 cubic meters
- 101 Botswana 0 cubic meters
- 101 British Virgin Islands 0 cubic meters
- 101 Burkina Faso 0 cubic meters
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- 101 Cambodia 0 cubic meters
- 101 Cape Verde 0 cubic meters
- 101 Cayman Islands 0 cubic meters
- 101 Central African Republic 0 cubic meters
- 101 Chad 0 cubic meters
- 101 Comoros 0 cubic meters
- 101 Cook Islands 0 cubic meters
- 101 Costa Rica 0 cubic meters
- 101 Cyprus 0 cubic meters
- 101 Djibouti 0 cubic meters
- 101 Dominica 0 cubic meters
- 101 Dominican Republic 0 cubic meters
- 101 East Timor 0 cubic meters
- 101 El Salvador 0 cubic meters
- 101 Eritrea 0 cubic meters
- 101 Estonia 0 cubic meters
- 101 Eswatini 0 cubic meters
- 101 Falkland Islands 0 cubic meters
- 101 Faroe Islands 0 cubic meters
- 101 Fiji 0 cubic meters
- 101 Finland 0 cubic meters
- 101 French Guiana 0 cubic meters
- 101 French Polynesia 0 cubic meters
- 101 Gambia 0 cubic meters
- 101 Gibraltar 0 cubic meters
- 101 Greenland 0 cubic meters
- 101 Grenada 0 cubic meters
- 101 Guadeloupe 0 cubic meters
- 101 Guam 0 cubic meters
- 101 Guatemala 0 cubic meters compare
- 101 Guinea 0 cubic meters
- 101 Guinea-Bissau 0 cubic meters
- 101 Guyana 0 cubic meters
- 101 Haiti 0 cubic meters
- 101 Honduras 0 cubic meters
- 101 Hong Kong 0 cubic meters
- 101 Iceland 0 cubic meters
- 101 Jamaica 0 cubic meters
- 101 Kenya 0 cubic meters
- 101 Kiribati 0 cubic meters
- 101 Laos 0 cubic meters
- 101 Latvia 0 cubic meters
- 101 Lebanon 0 cubic meters
- 101 Lesotho 0 cubic meters
- 101 Liberia 0 cubic meters
- 101 Lithuania 0 cubic meters
- 101 Luxembourg 0 cubic meters
- 101 Macao 0 cubic meters
- 101 Madagascar 0 cubic meters compare
- 101 Malawi 0 cubic meters
- 101 Maldives 0 cubic meters
- 101 Mali 0 cubic meters
- 101 Malta 0 cubic meters
- 101 Martinique 0 cubic meters
- 101 Mauritius 0 cubic meters
- 101 Moldova 0 cubic meters
- 101 Mongolia 0 cubic meters
- 101 Montenegro 0 cubic meters
- 101 Montserrat 0 cubic meters
- 101 Nauru 0 cubic meters
- 101 Nepal 0 cubic meters
- 101 Netherlands Antilles 0 cubic meters
- 101 New Caledonia 0 cubic meters
- 101 Nicaragua 0 cubic meters
- 101 Niger 0 cubic meters
- 101 Niue 0 cubic meters
- 101 North Korea 0 cubic meters
- 101 North Macedonia 0 cubic meters
- 101 Palestine 0 cubic meters
- 101 Panama 0 cubic meters
- 101 Paraguay 0 cubic meters
- 101 Portugal 0 cubic meters
- 101 Puerto Rico 0 cubic meters
- 101 Reunion 0 cubic meters
- 101 Saint Helena 0 cubic meters
- 101 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 cubic meters
- 101 Saint Lucia 0 cubic meters
- 101 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 cubic meters
- 101 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 cubic meters
- 101 Samoa 0 cubic meters
- 101 Sao Tome and Principe 0 cubic meters
- 101 Senegal 0 cubic meters compare
- 101 Seychelles 0 cubic meters
- 101 Sierra Leone 0 cubic meters
- 101 Singapore 0 cubic meters
- 101 Slovenia 0 cubic meters
- 101 Solomon Islands 0 cubic meters
- 101 South Africa 0 cubic meters compare
- 101 Sri Lanka 0 cubic meters
- 101 Suriname 0 cubic meters
- 101 Sweden 0 cubic meters
- 101 Switzerland 0 cubic meters compare
- 101 Togo 0 cubic meters
- 101 Tonga 0 cubic meters
- 101 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 cubic meters
- 101 United States Virgin Islands 0 cubic meters
- 101 Uruguay 0 cubic meters
- 101 Vanuatu 0 cubic meters
- 101 Western Sahara 0 cubic meters
- 101 Zambia 0 cubic meters
- 101 Zimbabwe 0 cubic meters
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 reserves in Barbados?
- Gas reserves in Barbados was 113.27 million cubic meters in 2021, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration (2022) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gas reserves recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 283.17 million cubic meters in 1988.
- What is the lowest gas reserves recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 113.27 million cubic meters in 2010.
- How does Barbados rank for gas reserves?
- Barbados ranks 100th out of 215 countries with data for 2021.
- Is gas reserves rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from U.S. Energy Information Administration (2022) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gas reserves. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proved reserves, measured in cubic meters, are generally those quantities that can be recovered in the future from known reservoirs under existing economic and operating conditions, according to geological and engineering information.