Renewable energy consumption in Barbados
Barbados: Renewable energy consumption was 2.8% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Renewable energy consumption in Barbados, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in % in TFEC.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 2.8% for renewable energy consumption in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.7% on the previous year and down 71.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Barbados peaked at 18.9% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2015.
That places Barbados 176th out of 224 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.9% | 12.1% | 18.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.4% | 8.6% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 2.8% | 9.0% | 6 |
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- Civil liberties rating 1 (2025)
- Free country 2 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy consumption in Barbados?
- Renewable energy consumption in Barbados was 2.8% in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
- What is the highest renewable energy consumption recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 18.9% in 1990.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2015.
- How does Barbados rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Barbados ranks 176th out of 224 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC): Share of renewables energy in total final energy consumption