Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in Barbados
Barbados: Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita was 56.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in Barbados, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 56.5% for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in 2023.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Barbados peaked at 70.2% in 1962 and was at its lowest, 55.9%, in 2020.
Barbados ranks 111th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 70.2% | — |
| 1962 | 70.2% | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 68.8% | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 67.6% | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 65.7% | -2.9% |
| 1966 | 67.2% | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 67.5% | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 66.5% | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 64.6% | -2.9% |
| 1970 | 64.1% | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 62.9% | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 61.4% | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 62.1% | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 60.5% | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 61.9% | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 60.3% | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 62.0% | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 61.7% | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 60.4% | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 61.2% | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 60.0% | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 57.8% | -3.7% |
| 1983 | 60.6% | +4.8% |
| 1984 | 58.9% | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 59.1% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 58.6% | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 58.7% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 58.7% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 56.5% | -3.9% |
| 1990 | 56.3% | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 56.9% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 57.6% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 57.4% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 57.4% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 56.6% | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 58.2% | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 56.3% | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 57.6% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 58.3% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 59.3% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 60.4% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 60.2% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 60.6% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 60.1% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 59.4% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 59.9% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 59.5% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 59.5% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 59.5% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 58.9% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 59.0% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 60.4% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 59.4% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 58.2% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 57.1% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 58.8% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 58.5% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 58.8% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 59.4% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 55.9% | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 56.2% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 56.8% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 56.5% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 67.6% | 64.6% | 70.2% | 9 |
| 1970s | 61.7% | 60.3% | 64.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 59.0% | 56.5% | 61.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 57.3% | 56.3% | 58.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.8% | 59.3% | 60.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.8% | 57.1% | 60.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.4% | 55.9% | 56.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 108 Dominica 56.8% compare
- 109 New Zealand 56.8% compare
- 110 Kuwait 56.6% compare
- 112 Zimbabwe 56.4% compare
- 113 South Africa 56.3% compare
- 114 Costa Rica 56.3% 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 dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Barbados?
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Barbados was 56.5% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 70.2% in 1962.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.9% in 2020.
- How does Barbados rank for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita?
- Barbados ranks 111th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of per capita dietary energy derived from carbohydrates, measured as the daily caloric supply from carbohydrates as a percentage of total caloric supply, versus gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.