Electricity generation from solar in Barbados
Barbados: Electricity generation from solar was 0.1 terawatt-hours in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Electricity generation from solar 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 in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.1% on the previous year and up 900.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from solar in Barbados peaked at 0.1 terawatt-hours in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
Barbados ranks 122nd of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
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 |
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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 electricity generation from solar in Barbados?
- Electricity generation from solar 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 recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1 terawatt-hours in 2024.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from solar recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Barbados rank for electricity generation from solar?
- Barbados ranks 122nd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from solar 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.