Barbados vs Brunei: Oil consumption per person

Barbados
22,787 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Brunei
20,791 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Barbados rank
41st
Brunei rank
43rd

Oil consumption per person over time

  • Barbados
  • Brunei
010.0k20.0k30.0k198020022024

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 22,787 kilowatt-hours per person against 20,791 kilowatt-hours per person in Brunei, a difference of 1,996 kilowatt-hours per person.

That makes Barbados's figure about 1.1 times Brunei's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 41st and Brunei ranks 43rd of 218 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 4 and Brunei in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Brunei Difference Ahead
1980s 18,208 kilowatt-hours per person 14,849 kilowatt-hours per person 3,359 kilowatt-hours per person Barbados
1990s 20,258 kilowatt-hours per person 21,943 kilowatt-hours per person 1,685 kilowatt-hours per person Brunei
2000s 25,898 kilowatt-hours per person 24,235 kilowatt-hours per person 1,663 kilowatt-hours per person Barbados
2010s 24,553 kilowatt-hours per person 24,434 kilowatt-hours per person 119.34 kilowatt-hours per person Barbados
2020s 20,654 kilowatt-hours per person 19,643 kilowatt-hours per person 1,011 kilowatt-hours per person Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher oil consumption per person, Barbados or Brunei?
Barbados, at 22,787 kilowatt-hours per person against 20,791 kilowatt-hours per person in Brunei as of 2024.
What is the difference in oil consumption per person between Barbados and Brunei?
1,996 kilowatt-hours per person, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Brunei?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Barbados and Brunei rank globally for oil consumption per person?
Barbados ranks 41st and Brunei ranks 43rd of 218 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

Indicator
Oil consumption per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours per person
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
219 places, 10,532 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours per person. Includes refined petroleum products and other liquid fuels.