Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Barbados
Barbados: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources was 0.1 terawatt-hours in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Barbados, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2024, electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Barbados stood at 0.1 terawatt-hours. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 11.1% on the previous year and up 900.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Barbados peaked at 0.1 terawatt-hours in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
Barbados ranks 160th of 209 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.014 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.04 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.084 terawatt-hours | 0.07 terawatt-hours | 0.1 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 159 Central African Republic 0.14 terawatt-hours compare
- 160 Bahrain 0.1 terawatt-hours compare
- 160 Seychelles 0.1 terawatt-hours compare
- 163 Somalia 0.09 terawatt-hours compare
More climate change data for Barbados
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth 0.1% (2025)
- Population, total 282,623 (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.3% (2025)
- Urban population 168,725 (2025)
- Urban population 59.7% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 4.83 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 63.88 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 4.83 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 4.83 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Barbados?
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Barbados was 0.1 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1 terawatt-hours in 2024.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Barbados rank for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Barbados ranks 160th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from low-carbon sources rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 900.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours. 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.