Australia vs Barbados: Oil consumption per person
Australia
23,053 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Barbados
22,787 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Australia rank
40th
Barbados rank
41st
Oil consumption per person over time
- Australia
- Barbados
How they compare
Australia currently reports 23,053 kilowatt-hours per person against 22,787 kilowatt-hours per person in Barbados, a difference of 266 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 40th and Barbados ranks 41st of 219 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Barbados in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Barbados | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22,761 kilowatt-hours per person | 18,208 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,554 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 1990s | 23,269 kilowatt-hours per person | 20,258 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,011 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 2000s | 23,660 kilowatt-hours per person | 25,898 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,238 kilowatt-hours per person | Barbados |
| 2010s | 24,120 kilowatt-hours per person | 24,553 kilowatt-hours per person | 432.59 kilowatt-hours per person | Barbados |
| 2020s | 21,723 kilowatt-hours per person | 20,654 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,069 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil consumption per person, Australia or Barbados?
- Australia, at 23,053 kilowatt-hours per person against 22,787 kilowatt-hours per person in Barbados as of 2025.
- What is the difference in oil consumption per person between Australia and Barbados?
- 266 kilowatt-hours per person, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Barbados?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Barbados rank globally for oil consumption per person?
- Australia ranks 40th and Barbados ranks 41st 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 Oil 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. Includes refined petroleum products and other liquid fuels.