Barbados: Energy use per $1000 GDP

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 Barbados

Energy use per $1000 of GDP

 Latest value 80.18
 Year 2007
 Measure kilograms of oil equivalent
 Data availability 1990 - 2007
 Average 82.68
 Min - Max 80.18 - 84.44
 Source The World Bank
The latest value from 2007 is 80.18 kilograms of oil equivalent, a decline from 81.24 kilograms of oil equivalent in 2006. In comparison, the world average is 102.27 kilograms of oil equivalent, based on data from 158 countries. Historically, the average for Barbados from 1990 to 2007 is 82.68 kilograms of oil equivalent. The minimum value, 80.18 kilograms of oil equivalent, was reached in 2007 while the maximum of 84.44 kilograms of oil equivalent was recorded in 2005. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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The energy use per $1000 of GDP for Barbados includes all types of energy, including imported and domestically produced. The measure tells us how energy intensive the economy is. Countries with more energy efficient production will have a lower energy use per $1000 GDP.
Definition: Energy use per PPP GDP is the kilogram of oil equivalent of energy use per constant PPP GDP. Energy use refers to use of primary energy before transformation to other end-use fuels, which is equal to indigenous production plus imports and stock changes, minus exports and fuels supplied to ships and aircraft engaged in international transport. PPP GDP is gross domestic product converted to 2017 constant international dollars using purchasing power parity rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP as a U.S. dollar has in the United States.

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 Diesel prices 1.44 2014 dollars
 Energy use per capita 1,477.28 2007 kilograms of oil equivalent
 Share of clean energy 5.50 2022 percent
 Energy use per $1000 GDP 80.18 2007 kilograms of oil equivalent
 Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions 1,096 2020 kt
 Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions per capita 3.90 2020 metric tons
 Greenhouse gas emissions 3,656 2020 kt of CO2 equivalent
 GDP per unit of energy 11.72 2007 GDP per kg of oil equivalent
 Natural resources income 0.33 2021 percent
 Oil revenue 0.31 2021 percent
 Natural gas revenue 0.01 2021 percent
 Access to electricity 100.00 2022 percent
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