Renewable energy consumption in Barbados
Barbados: Renewable energy consumption was 315.08 TJ 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 TJ.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 315.08 TJ for renewable energy consumption in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 14.2% on the previous year and down 72.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Barbados peaked at 1,805 TJ in 1990 and was at its lowest, 315.08 TJ, in 2015.
That places Barbados 183rd out of 230 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 | 1,470 TJ | 1,217 TJ | 1,805 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,205 TJ | 1,071 TJ | 1,518 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 556.28 TJ | 315.08 TJ | 1,186 TJ | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy consumption in Barbados?
- Renewable energy consumption in Barbados was 315.08 TJ 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 1,805 TJ in 1990.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 315.08 TJ in 2015.
- How does Barbados rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Barbados ranks 183rd out of 230 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.3%. 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 (TJ). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Renewable energy consumption (TJ): This indicator includes renewable energy consumption of all technologies: hydro, modern and traditional biomass, wind, solar, liquid biofuels, biogas, geothermal, marine and waste