Electricity demand per person in Barbados
Barbados: Electricity demand per person was 3,930 kilowatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity demand per person in Barbados, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2024, electricity demand per person in Barbados stood at 3,930 kilowatt-hours.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand per person in Barbados peaked at 4,080 kilowatt-hours in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3,014 kilowatt-hours, in 2000.
Barbados ranks 86th of 214 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,512 kilowatt-hours | 3,014 kilowatt-hours | 3,903 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,759 kilowatt-hours | 3,637 kilowatt-hours | 4,080 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,841 kilowatt-hours | 3,757 kilowatt-hours | 3,930 kilowatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 83 Latvia 4,057 kilowatt-hours compare
- 84 Turkey 4,014 kilowatt-hours compare
- 85 Antigua and Barbuda 3,945 kilowatt-hours compare
- 87 Georgia 3,862 kilowatt-hours compare
- 88 American Samoa 3,847 kilowatt-hours compare
- 89 South Africa 3,658 kilowatt-hours compare
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)
- Fuel exports 8.0% (2024)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 56.5% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita 13.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity demand per person in Barbados?
- Electricity demand per person in Barbados was 3,930 kilowatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand per person recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 4,080 kilowatt-hours in 2012.
- What is the lowest electricity demand per person recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,014 kilowatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Barbados rank for electricity demand per person?
- Barbados ranks 86th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity demand per person rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.