Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Barbados
Barbados: Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels was 91.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Barbados, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 91.0% for share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Barbados peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 91.0%, in 2024.
That places Barbados 50th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 100.0% | — |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.1% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 97.1% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 97.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 96.2% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 93.4% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 92.5% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 92.7% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 91.8% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 91.0% | -0.9% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 91.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 60.0%, 1.5× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 91.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 76.2%, 1.2× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.7% | 96.2% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.3% | 91.0% | 93.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 47 Mongolia 91.6% compare
- 48 Guam 91.4% compare
- 49 Saint Kitts and Nevis 91.3% compare
- 51 Solomon Islands 90.9% compare
- 52 Eritrea 88.9% compare
- 53 Sao Tome and Principe 88.9% compare
More energy & mining data for Barbados
- Primary energy from fossil nuclear renewables, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fuel imports 16.7% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 0.8% (2025)
- Fuel exports 4.8% (2025)
- Ores and metals exports 8.5% (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Barbados?
- Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Barbados was 91.0% in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from fossil fuels recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from fossil fuels recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.0% in 2024.
- How does Barbados rank for share of electricity generation from fossil fuels?
- Barbados ranks 50th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of electricity generation from fossil fuels rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Electricity generation from coal, oil, and gas, measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.