Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Barbados
Barbados: Fuelwood — Energy consumption was 25.91 TJ in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Barbados, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fuelwood — energy consumption in Barbados is 25.91 TJ, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fuelwood — energy consumption in Barbados peaked at 56.7 TJ in 2001 and was at its lowest, 25.67 TJ, in 2023.
Barbados ranks 174th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Barbados, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 36.23 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 36.22 TJ | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 37.51 TJ | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 36.21 TJ | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 37.54 TJ | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 37.26 TJ | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 35.01 TJ | -6.1% |
| 1997 | 34.93 TJ | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 34.34 TJ | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 34.73 TJ | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 42.51 TJ | +22.4% |
| 2001 | 56.7 TJ | +33.4% |
| 2002 | 56.3 TJ | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 55.9 TJ | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 55.55 TJ | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 55.16 TJ | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 54.78 TJ | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 54.42 TJ | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 30.24 TJ | -44.4% |
| 2009 | 30.21 TJ | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 29.4 TJ | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 28.88 TJ | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 28.58 TJ | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 28.28 TJ | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 29.28 TJ | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 28.22 TJ | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 27.43 TJ | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 27.15 TJ | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 27.2 TJ | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 26.89 TJ | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 26.58 TJ | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 26.27 TJ | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 26.27 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 25.67 TJ | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 25.91 TJ | +0.9% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 25.91 TJ is below the median for high income countries, which is 6,326 TJ, 0% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 25.91 TJ is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 741.27 TJ, 3% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Barbados changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | -44.4% | 54.42 TJ | 30.24 TJ |
| 2001 | +33.4% | 42.51 TJ | 56.7 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36 TJ | 34.34 TJ | 37.54 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.18 TJ | 30.21 TJ | 56.7 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.13 TJ | 26.89 TJ | 29.4 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.14 TJ | 25.67 TJ | 26.58 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 171 Bahamas 27.47 TJ compare
- 172 Kyrgyzstan 26.97 TJ compare
- 173 Guadeloupe 26.03 TJ compare
- 175 United States Virgin Islands 21.19 TJ compare
- 176 Netherlands Antilles (former) 16.26 TJ compare
- 177 Antigua and Barbuda 14.99 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 fuelwood — energy consumption in Barbados?
- Fuelwood — energy consumption in Barbados was 25.91 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fuelwood — energy consumption recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 56.7 TJ in 2001.
- What is the lowest fuelwood — energy consumption recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.67 TJ in 2023.
- How does Barbados rank for fuelwood — energy consumption?
- Barbados ranks 174th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fuelwood — energy consumption rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. 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 Fuelwood — Energy consumption. 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.