Bagasse — Energy production in Barbados
Barbados: Bagasse — Energy production was 394.6 TJ in 2024. ▼ Falling
Bagasse — Energy production in Barbados, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 394.6 TJ for bagasse — energy production in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bagasse — energy production in Barbados peaked at 1,761 TJ in 1990 and was at its lowest, 341.69 TJ, in 2019.
That places Barbados 68th out of 79 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Bagasse — Energy production in Barbados, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,761 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 1,676 TJ | -4.8% |
| 1992 | 1,382 TJ | -17.5% |
| 1993 | 1,205 TJ | -12.8% |
| 1994 | 1,282 TJ | +6.4% |
| 1995 | 1,382 TJ | +7.8% |
| 1996 | 1,490 TJ | +7.8% |
| 1997 | 1,568 TJ | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 1,174 TJ | -25.1% |
| 1999 | 1,336 TJ | +13.8% |
| 2000 | 1,467 TJ | +9.8% |
| 2001 | 1,259 TJ | -14.2% |
| 2002 | 1,135 TJ | -9.8% |
| 2003 | 1,032 TJ | -9.1% |
| 2004 | 1,061 TJ | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 1,102 TJ | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 1,124 TJ | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 1,130 TJ | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 1,125 TJ | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 1,141 TJ | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 1,146 TJ | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 770.96 TJ | -32.7% |
| 2012 | 692.15 TJ | -10.2% |
| 2013 | 517.84 TJ | -25.2% |
| 2014 | 462.73 TJ | -10.6% |
| 2015 | 455 TJ | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 358.8 TJ | -21.1% |
| 2017 | 478 TJ | +33.2% |
| 2018 | 538.5 TJ | +12.7% |
| 2019 | 341.69 TJ | -36.5% |
| 2020 | 390.72 TJ | +14.3% |
| 2021 | 395.95 TJ | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 416.4 TJ | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 386.94 TJ | -7.1% |
| 2024 | 394.6 TJ | +2.0% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 394.6 TJ is below the median for high income countries, which is 2,500 TJ, 16% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 394.6 TJ is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7,953 TJ, 5% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,426 TJ | 1,174 TJ | 1,761 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,158 TJ | 1,032 TJ | 1,467 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 576.14 TJ | 341.69 TJ | 1,146 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 396.92 TJ | 386.94 TJ | 416.4 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 65 Saint Kitts and Nevis 501.94 TJ compare
- 66 Trinidad and Tobago 487 TJ compare
- 67 Burundi 469.02 TJ compare
- 69 Rwanda 250.2 TJ compare
- 70 Martinique 247.11 TJ compare
- 71 Sierra Leone 216.22 TJ compare
More environment data for Barbados
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.41 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -8.41 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 111.15 % change on previous year (2023)
- Standard Deviation 0.587 °C (2023)
- Temperature change 1.03 °C (2023)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.3571 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bagasse — energy production in Barbados?
- Bagasse — energy production in Barbados was 394.6 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest bagasse — energy production recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 1,761 TJ in 1990.
- What is the lowest bagasse — energy production recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 341.69 TJ in 2019.
- How does Barbados rank for bagasse — energy production?
- Barbados ranks 68th out of 79 countries with data for 2024.
- Is bagasse — energy production rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Bagasse — Energy production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Bioenergy contains data on bioenergy use and bioenergy production, covering the following items: i) animal waste, ii) bagasse, iii) bio jet kerosene, iv) biodiesel, v) biogases, vi) biogasoline, vii) black liquor, viii) charcoal, ix) fuelwood, x) other liquid biofuels, xi) other vegetal material and residues.