Barbados vs Eritrea: Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources

Barbados
9.0%
in 2024
Eritrea
11.1%
in 2024
Barbados rank
164th
Eritrea rank
161st

Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources over time

  • Barbados
  • Eritrea
051015200020122024

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 11.1% against 9.0% in Barbados, a difference of 2.1%.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.2 times Barbados's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Eritrea ahead.

Barbados ranks 164th and Eritrea ranks 161st of 213 countries.

Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Eritrea Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2010s 1.3% 2.8% 1.5% Eritrea
2020s 7.7% 11.4% 3.6% Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources, Barbados or Eritrea?
Eritrea, at 11.1% against 9.0% in Barbados as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources between Barbados and Eritrea?
2.1%, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Eritrea?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Barbados and Eritrea rank globally for share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
Barbados ranks 164th and Eritrea ranks 161st of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources
Unit
%
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 6,483 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region. Low-carbon sources correspond to renewables and nuclear power, that produce significantly less greenhouse-gas emissions than fossil fuels. Renewables include solar, wind, hydropower, bioenergy, geothermal, wave, and tidal.