Number of people with and without electricity access in Barbados
Barbados: Number of people with and without electricity access was 282,467 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people with and without electricity access in Barbados, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, number of people with and without electricity access in Barbados stood at 282,467. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access in Barbados peaked at 282,467 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 258,541, in 1990.
That places Barbados 177th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Number of people with and without electricity access in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 258,541 | — |
| 1991 | 259,356 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 260,264 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 261,027 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 261,620 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 262,039 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 262,284 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 262,392 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 262,436 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 262,517 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 262,063 | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 262,425 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 264,148 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 265,776 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 267,031 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 268,437 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 270,002 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 271,288 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 272,714 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 274,123 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 275,243 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 276,139 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 276,938 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 277,665 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 278,348 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 278,990 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 279,598 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 280,171 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 280,711 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 281,207 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 281,698 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 282,147 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 282,318 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 282,336 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 282,467 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 261,248 | 258,541 | 262,517 | 10 |
| 2000s | 267,801 | 262,063 | 274,123 | 10 |
| 2010s | 278,501 | 275,243 | 281,207 | 10 |
| 2020s | 282,193 | 281,698 | 282,467 | 5 |
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More energy & mining data for Barbados
- Fuel imports 22.7% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 0.7% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 7.6% (2024)
- 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)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people with and without electricity access in Barbados?
- Number of people with and without electricity access in Barbados was 282,467 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 282,467 in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 258,541 in 1990.
- How does Barbados rank for number of people with and without electricity access?
- Barbados ranks 177th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people with and without electricity access. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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