Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Barbados
Barbados: Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption was 5.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Barbados, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 5.6% for renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 88.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Barbados peaked at 17.5% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2014.
Barbados ranks 159th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 17.5% | — |
| 1991 | 16.9% | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 15.7% | -7.0% |
| 1993 | 14.2% | -9.1% |
| 1994 | 13.8% | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 14.4% | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 15.2% | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 14.3% | -6.2% |
| 1998 | 10.6% | -25.8% |
| 1999 | 11.3% | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 11.9% | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 10.8% | -8.9% |
| 2002 | 9.8% | -9.5% |
| 2003 | 8.6% | -11.9% |
| 2004 | 8.7% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 8.7% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 8.8% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 8.6% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 7.6% | -10.9% |
| 2009 | 8.5% | +10.9% |
| 2010 | 8.2% | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 4.1% | -49.6% |
| 2012 | 3.8% | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 3.1% | -18.1% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 3.2% | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 3.0% | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 4.3% | +44.3% |
| 2018 | 4.9% | +14.9% |
| 2019 | 3.5% | -30.0% |
| 2020 | 4.5% | +30.6% |
| 2021 | 5.2% | +16.2% |
| 2022 | 5.6% | +7.4% |
| 2023 | 5.6% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 5.6% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.4% | 10.6% | 17.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.2% | 7.6% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 3.0% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 4.5% | 5.6% | 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 renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Barbados?
- Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Barbados was 5.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 17.5% in 1990.
- What is the lowest renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2014.
- How does Barbados rank for renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption?
- Barbados ranks 159th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 88.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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