Electricity demand per person in Barbados

Barbados: Electricity demand per person was 3,930 kilowatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
3,930 kilowatt-hours
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
86th
of 214 countries
All-time high
4,080 kilowatt-hours
in 2012
All-time low
3,014 kilowatt-hours
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Electricity demand per person in Barbados, 2000–2024

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k2000201220242000: 3.0k kilowatt-hours2001: 3.2k kilowatt-hours2002: 3.3k kilowatt-hours2003: 3.3k kilowatt-hours2004: 3.3k kilowatt-hours2005: 3.7k kilowatt-hours2006: 3.8k kilowatt-hours2007: 3.9k kilowatt-hours2008: 3.9k kilowatt-hours2009: 3.9k kilowatt-hours2010: 3.7k kilowatt-hours2011: 3.8k kilowatt-hours2012: 4.1k kilowatt-hours2013: 3.6k kilowatt-hours2014: 3.7k kilowatt-hours2015: 3.7k kilowatt-hours2016: 3.8k kilowatt-hours2017: 3.7k kilowatt-hours2018: 3.7k kilowatt-hours2019: 3.8k kilowatt-hours2020: 3.8k kilowatt-hours2021: 3.8k kilowatt-hours2022: 3.9k kilowatt-hours2023: 3.9k kilowatt-hours2024: 3.9k kilowatt-hours

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 83 Latvia 4,057 kilowatt-hours compare
  2. 84 Turkey 4,014 kilowatt-hours compare
  3. 85 Antigua and Barbuda 3,945 kilowatt-hours compare
  4. 87 Georgia 3,862 kilowatt-hours compare
  5. 88 American Samoa 3,847 kilowatt-hours compare
  6. 89 South Africa 3,658 kilowatt-hours compare

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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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About this data

Indicator
Electricity demand per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 5,717 data points, 1990–2025
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.