Barbados vs Taiwan: Oil consumption per person
Barbados
22,787 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Taiwan
20,104 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Barbados rank
41st
Taiwan rank
44th
Oil consumption per person over time
- Barbados
- Taiwan
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 22,787 kilowatt-hours per person against 20,104 kilowatt-hours per person in Taiwan, a difference of 2,683 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.1 times Taiwan's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 41st and Taiwan ranks 44th of 219 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18,208 kilowatt-hours per person | 11,941 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,267 kilowatt-hours per person | Barbados |
| 1990s | 20,258 kilowatt-hours per person | 18,776 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,482 kilowatt-hours per person | Barbados |
| 2000s | 25,898 kilowatt-hours per person | 23,769 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,129 kilowatt-hours per person | Barbados |
| 2010s | 24,553 kilowatt-hours per person | 22,823 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,730 kilowatt-hours per person | Barbados |
| 2020s | 20,654 kilowatt-hours per person | 20,442 kilowatt-hours per person | 212.7 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 Taiwan?
- Barbados, at 22,787 kilowatt-hours per person against 20,104 kilowatt-hours per person in Taiwan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in oil consumption per person between Barbados and Taiwan?
- 2,683 kilowatt-hours per person, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Taiwan?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Taiwan rank globally for oil consumption per person?
- Barbados ranks 41st and Taiwan ranks 44th 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.