Barbados vs Sweden: Gas consumption per person
Barbados
811.22 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Sweden
797.37 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Barbados rank
97th
Sweden rank
99th
Gas consumption per person over time
- Barbados
- Sweden
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 811.22 kilowatt-hours per person against 797.37 kilowatt-hours per person in Sweden, a difference of 13.85 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 97th and Sweden ranks 99th of 219 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 611.94 kilowatt-hours per person | 150.02 kilowatt-hours per person | 461.92 kilowatt-hours per person | Barbados |
| 1990s | 1,770 kilowatt-hours per person | 873.33 kilowatt-hours per person | 897.12 kilowatt-hours per person | Barbados |
| 2000s | 1,069 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,022 kilowatt-hours per person | 46.9 kilowatt-hours per person | Barbados |
| 2010s | 828.3 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,091 kilowatt-hours per person | 262.57 kilowatt-hours per person | Sweden |
| 2020s | 733.91 kilowatt-hours per person | 891.78 kilowatt-hours per person | 157.87 kilowatt-hours per person | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gas consumption per person, Barbados or Sweden?
- Barbados, at 811.22 kilowatt-hours per person against 797.37 kilowatt-hours per person in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gas consumption per person between Barbados and Sweden?
- 13.85 kilowatt-hours per person, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Sweden?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Sweden rank globally for gas consumption per person?
- Barbados ranks 97th and Sweden ranks 99th of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Gas consumption per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.