Barbados's renewable energy consumption (% of total final energy consumption) was 5.5% in 2022, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 1.7 percentage points from 3.8% in 2012.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 5.5% | 2022 |
| Five years earlier | 4.3% | 2017 |
| Ten years earlier | 3.8% | 2012 |
| Highest | 17.5% | 1990 |
| Lowest | 2.8% | 2016 |
| Average since 2013 | 4.02% | 2013–2022 |
| First recorded | 17.5% | 1990 |
What the numbers say
In 2022, Barbados' renewable energy consumption (% of total final energy consumption) did not change 0 percentage points on 2021 (from 5.5% to 5.5%).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1992 to 2021), the average change was −0.38 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.26 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 1.5 percentage points in 2017 and the biggest yearly fall was 4.1 percentage points in 2011. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2013 to 2022 the straight-line trend is upward, about 0.3 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 72% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2022, Barbados had the 50th highest value of the 71 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Barbados | 5.5% | 2022 |
| World | 19.74% | 2020 |
| Latin America & Caribbean | 34.2% | 2020 |
| High income | 12.78% | 2020 |
Closest to Barbados in the 2022 ranking
- French Polynesia — 47th of 71: 7%
- Guam — 48th of 71: 6.7%
- Virgin Islands (US) — 49th of 71: 5.9%
- Tuvalu — 51st of 71: 5.2%
- St. Vincent and the Grenadines — 52nd of 71: 5.1%
- Equatorial Guinea — 53rd of 71: 4.2%
What this measures
Renewable energy consumption is the share of renewable energy in total final energy consumption.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 33 values
| Year | Renewable energy consumption (% of total final energy consumption) |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 5.5 |
| 2021 | 5.5 |
| 2020 | 4.7 |
| 2019 | 3.4 |
| 2018 | 4.9 |
| 2017 | 4.3 |
| 2016 | 2.8 |
| 2015 | 3 |
| 2014 | 3 |
| 2013 | 3.1 |
| 2012 |
Renewable energy consumption (% of total final energy consumption) in nearby economies
- Antigua and Barbuda — 0.9% (2022)
- Argentina — 9.2% (2021)
- Aruba — 8.8% (2022)
- Bahamas, The — 1.1% (2022)
- Belize — 30.8% (2022)
- Bolivia — 12.8% (2021)
- Brazil — 46.5% (2021)
- British Virgin Islands — 1.3% (2022)
- Cayman Islands
More environment data for Barbados
- Rural population — 113,898 (2025)
- Rural population (% of total population) — 40.3% (2025)
- Urban population — 168,725 (2025)
- Urban population (% of total population) — 59.7% (2025)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons) — 5.5 (2024)
- Capture fisheries production (metric tons) — 723 (2024)
- Total fisheries production (metric tons) — 728.5 (2024)
- Rural population growth (annual %) — -0.34% (2025)
- Urban population growth (annual %) — 0.32% (2025)
- Fertilizer consumption (kilograms per hectare of arable land) — 32.29 (2024)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Barbados's renewable energy consumption (% of total final energy consumption)?
- 5.5% in 2022, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1990?
- It is down 12 percentage points from 17.5% in 1990. The highest value was 17.5% in 1990 and the lowest 2.8% in 2016.
- How does Barbados rank?
- 50th highest of 71 economies with data for 2022.
- Is the latest change in renewable energy consumption (% of total final energy consumption) unusual for Barbados?
- In 2022, Barbados' renewable energy consumption (% of total final energy consumption) did not change 0 percentage points on 2021 (from 5.5% to 5.5%). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1992 to 2021), the average change was −0.38 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.26 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), uri: https://www.iea.org/data-and-statistics/data-tools/energy-statistics-data-browser, publisher: International Energy Agency (IEA), date accessed: 2025-03-25 Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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