Electricity net generation in Barbados
Barbados: Electricity net generation was 0.9705 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
0.9705
Change on year
down 4.9%
World rank
149th
of 203 countries
All-time high
1.06
in 2012
All-time low
0.311
in 1980
Years of data
41
1980–2020
Electricity net generation in Barbados, 1980–2020
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2020, electricity net generation in Barbados stood at 0.9705.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.9% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity net generation in Barbados peaked at 1.06 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.311, in 1980.
That places Barbados 149th out of 203 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Electricity net generation in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.311 | — |
| 1981 | 0.327 | +5.1% |
| 1982 | 0.332 | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.353 | +6.3% |
| 1984 | 0.36 | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 0.367 | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.38 | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 0.4 | +5.3% |
| 1988 | 0.423 | +5.7% |
| 1989 | 0.415 | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.44 | +6.0% |
| 1991 | 0.499 | +13.4% |
| 1992 | 0.509 | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.518 | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.542 | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 0.579 | +6.8% |
| 1996 | 0.611 | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 0.65 | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 0.672 | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 0.718 | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 0.758 | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 0.796 | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 0.828 | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 0.868 | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 0.896 | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.953 | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 0.976 | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 1 | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 1.01 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 1.02 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.968 | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 0.989 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 1.06 | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 0.959 | -9.9% |
| 2014 | 0.969 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.982 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 1.01 | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 1.01 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.01 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.02 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9705 | -4.9% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 0.9705 is below the median for high income countries, which is 28.46, 3% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 0.9705 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.64, 15% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3668 | 0.311 | 0.423 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5738 | 0.44 | 0.718 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9112 | 0.758 | 1.02 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9981 | 0.959 | 1.06 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9705 | 0.9705 | 0.9705 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
More reference data data for Barbados
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0268 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0217 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0558 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0558 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0377 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.118 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2758 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity net generation in Barbados?
- Electricity net generation in Barbados was 0.9705 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest electricity net generation recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 in 2012.
- What is the lowest electricity net generation recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.311 in 1980.
- How does Barbados rank for electricity net generation?
- Barbados ranks 149th out of 203 countries with data for 2020.
- Is electricity net generation rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Electricity net generation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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