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 185th out of 233 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 | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,805 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 1,720 TJ | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 1,428 TJ | -17.0% |
| 1993 | 1,250 TJ | -12.5% |
| 1994 | 1,328 TJ | +6.3% |
| 1995 | 1,428 TJ | +7.5% |
| 1996 | 1,534 TJ | +7.4% |
| 1997 | 1,611 TJ | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 1,217 TJ | -24.5% |
| 1999 | 1,379 TJ | +13.4% |
| 2000 | 1,518 TJ | +10.1% |
| 2001 | 1,324 TJ | -12.8% |
| 2002 | 1,200 TJ | -9.4% |
| 2003 | 1,071 TJ | -10.8% |
| 2004 | 1,099 TJ | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 1,139 TJ | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 1,160 TJ | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 1,165 TJ | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 1,141 TJ | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 1,234 TJ | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 1,186 TJ | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 565.27 TJ | -52.3% |
| 2012 | 512.68 TJ | -9.3% |
| 2013 | 391.66 TJ | -23.6% |
| 2014 | 367.24 TJ | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 315.08 TJ | -14.2% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 315.08 TJ is below the median for high income countries, which is 5,858 TJ, 5% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 315.08 TJ is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10,250 TJ, 3% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
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 |
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 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 185th out of 233 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