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 208 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
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
- 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)
- Fuel exports 8.0% (2024)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 56.5% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita 13.9% (2023)
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 208 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.