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 178th out of 226 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.
Renewable energy consumption in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % in TFEC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 18.9% | — |
| 1991 | 18.5% | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 17.0% | -8.1% |
| 1993 | 15.1% | -11.0% |
| 1994 | 15.1% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 16.0% | +6.1% |
| 1996 | 16.8% | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 16.4% | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 12.1% | -26.0% |
| 1999 | 12.8% | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 13.6% | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 12.3% | -9.8% |
| 2002 | 11.1% | -9.9% |
| 2003 | 9.9% | -10.1% |
| 2004 | 9.9% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 9.9% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 9.9% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 9.7% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 8.6% | -11.1% |
| 2009 | 9.4% | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 9.0% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 4.6% | -49.2% |
| 2012 | 4.1% | -9.9% |
| 2013 | 3.4% | -17.7% |
| 2014 | 3.2% | -7.2% |
| 2015 | 2.8% | -11.7% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 2.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 8.7%, 32% of the median. (81 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 2.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 15.1%, 18% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 175 Russia 3.3% compare
- 176 Jordan 3.2% compare
- 177 Uzbekistan 3.0% compare
- 179 South Korea 2.7% compare
- 180 Martinique 2.4% compare
- 181 Bermuda 2.4% compare
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 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 178th out of 226 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