Solid biofuels — Energy production in Barbados
Barbados: Solid biofuels — Energy production was 436.62 TJ in 2024. ▼ Falling
Solid biofuels — Energy production in Barbados, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 436.62 TJ for solid biofuels — energy production in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and down 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid biofuels — energy production in Barbados peaked at 1,812 TJ in 1990 and was at its lowest, 384.7 TJ, in 2019.
Barbados ranks 157th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Solid biofuels — Energy production in Barbados, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,812 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 1,728 TJ | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 1,435 TJ | -16.9% |
| 1993 | 1,257 TJ | -12.4% |
| 1994 | 1,334 TJ | +6.1% |
| 1995 | 1,434 TJ | +7.5% |
| 1996 | 1,538 TJ | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 1,612 TJ | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 1,218 TJ | -24.5% |
| 1999 | 1,378 TJ | +13.1% |
| 2000 | 1,517 TJ | +10.1% |
| 2001 | 1,308 TJ | -13.8% |
| 2002 | 1,184 TJ | -9.5% |
| 2003 | 1,080 TJ | -8.8% |
| 2004 | 1,109 TJ | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 1,150 TJ | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 1,171 TJ | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 1,177 TJ | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 1,171 TJ | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 1,187 TJ | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 1,191 TJ | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 816.38 TJ | -31.5% |
| 2012 | 737.28 TJ | -9.7% |
| 2013 | 562.68 TJ | -23.7% |
| 2014 | 507.29 TJ | -9.8% |
| 2015 | 499.28 TJ | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 402.76 TJ | -19.3% |
| 2017 | 521.64 TJ | +29.5% |
| 2018 | 581.82 TJ | +11.5% |
| 2019 | 384.7 TJ | -33.9% |
| 2020 | 433.42 TJ | +12.7% |
| 2021 | 438.34 TJ | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 458.42 TJ | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 428.72 TJ | -6.5% |
| 2024 | 436.62 TJ | +1.8% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 436.62 TJ is below the median for high income countries, which is 36,362 TJ, 1% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 436.62 TJ is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10,888 TJ, 4% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,475 TJ | 1,218 TJ | 1,812 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,205 TJ | 1,080 TJ | 1,517 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 620.52 TJ | 384.7 TJ | 1,191 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 439.1 TJ | 428.72 TJ | 458.42 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
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 solid biofuels — energy production in Barbados?
- Solid biofuels — energy production in Barbados was 436.62 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid biofuels — energy production recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 1,812 TJ in 1990.
- What is the lowest solid biofuels — energy production recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 384.7 TJ in 2019.
- How does Barbados rank for solid biofuels — energy production?
- Barbados ranks 157th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is solid biofuels — energy production rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. 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 Solid biofuels — Energy production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.