Share of electricity generation from gas in Barbados
Barbados: Share of electricity generation from gas was 2.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of electricity generation from gas in Barbados, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 2.7% for share of electricity generation from gas in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 39.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from gas in Barbados peaked at 3.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2009.
That places Barbados 103rd out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of electricity generation from gas in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.8% | — |
| 2001 | 2.4% | -36.5% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | -51.7% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | -10.1% |
| 2006 | 2.0% | +94.1% |
| 2007 | 1.9% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | -50.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 1.8% | +84.1% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | +11.9% |
| 2014 | 1.9% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 2.9% | +51.4% |
| 2018 | 2.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.8% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 1.9% | -33.3% |
| 2021 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.8% | +45.9% |
| 2023 | 2.7% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 2.7% | -0.9% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 2.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 14.3%, 19% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of electricity generation from gas in Barbados changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +94.1% | 1.0% | 2.0% |
| 2012 | +84.1% | 1.0% | 1.8% |
| 2017 | +51.4% | 1.9% | 2.9% |
| 2002 | -51.7% | 2.4% | 1.2% |
| 2008 | -50.0% | 1.9% | 1.0% |
| 2022 | +45.9% | 1.9% | 2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.6% | 0.9% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 1.0% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 1.9% | 2.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
More energy & mining data for Barbados
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 22.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity generation from gas in Barbados?
- Share of electricity generation from gas in Barbados was 2.7% 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 gas recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 3.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from gas recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2009.
- How does Barbados rank for share of electricity generation from gas?
- Barbados ranks 103rd out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of electricity generation from gas rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 gas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.