Electricity generation from solar and wind in Barbados
Barbados: Electricity generation from solar and wind was 0.1 terawatt-hours in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Electricity generation from solar and wind in Barbados, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 0.1 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from solar and wind in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.1% on the previous year and up 900.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from solar and wind in Barbados peaked at 0.1 terawatt-hours in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
That places Barbados 127th out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity generation from solar and wind in Barbados, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2002 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2003 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2004 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2005 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2006 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2007 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2008 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2009 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2010 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2011 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2012 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2013 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2014 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2015 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.02 terawatt-hours | +100.0% |
| 2017 | 0.03 terawatt-hours | +50.0% |
| 2018 | 0.03 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.04 terawatt-hours | +33.3% |
| 2020 | 0.07 terawatt-hours | +75.0% |
| 2021 | 0.08 terawatt-hours | +14.3% |
| 2022 | 0.08 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.09 terawatt-hours | +12.5% |
| 2024 | 0.1 terawatt-hours | +11.1% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 0.1 terawatt-hours is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.15 terawatt-hours, 5% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 0.1 terawatt-hours is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.17 terawatt-hours, 59% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.014 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.04 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.084 terawatt-hours | 0.07 terawatt-hours | 0.1 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 124 Afghanistan 0.11 terawatt-hours compare
- 124 Burkina Faso 0.11 terawatt-hours compare
- 124 Georgia 0.11 terawatt-hours compare
- 127 Bahrain 0.1 terawatt-hours compare
- 127 Madagascar 0.1 terawatt-hours compare
- 127 Seychelles 0.1 terawatt-hours compare
- 127 Syria 0.1 terawatt-hours 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 electricity generation from solar and wind in Barbados?
- Electricity generation from solar and wind in Barbados was 0.1 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from solar and wind recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1 terawatt-hours in 2024.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from solar and wind recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Barbados rank for electricity generation from solar and wind?
- Barbados ranks 127th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from solar and wind rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 900.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from solar and wind. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.