Share of electricity generation from oil in Barbados
Barbados: Share of electricity generation from oil was 88.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of electricity generation from oil in Barbados, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of electricity generation from oil in Barbados is 88.3%, measured 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 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from oil in Barbados peaked at 99.1% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 88.3%, in 2024.
Barbados ranks 29th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of electricity generation from oil in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 96.2% | — |
| 2001 | 97.6% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 98.8% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 98.1% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.0% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 98.2% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 98.0% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 97.1% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 97.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 96.2% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 94.2% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 94.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 93.4% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 91.5% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 90.6% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 89.9% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 89.1% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 88.3% | -0.9% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 88.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.6%, 24.6× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 88.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 37.6%, 2.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.4% | 96.2% | 99.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.7% | 93.4% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.9% | 88.3% | 91.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 26 Solomon Islands 90.9% compare
- 27 Eritrea 88.9% compare
- 28 Sao Tome and Principe 88.9% compare
- 30 Yemen 87.6% compare
- 31 Dominica 86.7% compare
- 31 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 86.7% compare
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 oil in Barbados?
- Share of electricity generation from oil in Barbados was 88.3% 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 oil recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 99.1% in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from oil recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.3% in 2024.
- How does Barbados rank for share of electricity generation from oil?
- Barbados ranks 29th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of electricity generation from oil rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. 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 oil. 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.