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Barbados Natural Gas

Reserves (2025)#101 World
3,000,000,000ft³
< 0.01%
of world reserves
30 years
at current production
Production (2024)#94 World
131,667,000ft³−16.2% YoY
Consumption (2024)#120 World
746,792,652ft³+16.8% YoY
Daily Deficit (2024)
−1,685,276ft³

Production covers 17.6% of consumption.

The rest is imported.

Consumption
Production
Deficit

Natural Gas Reserves in Barbados

  • Barbados has proven dry natural gas 3,000,000,000 cubic feet as reported in 2024 (#101 in the world), representing 0.00004% of the world's total.
  • As of 2024 production rates, Barbados has roughly 30 years of proven natural gas reserves left (reserves ÷ annual production).

Natural Gas Production in Barbados

  • Barbados produced 131,667,000 cubic feet of natural gas in 2024 (#94 in the world), a decrease of 16.2% from 157,108,000 cubic feet in 2023.

Natural Gas Consumption in Barbados

  • Barbados consumed 746,792,652 cubic feet of natural gas in 2024 (#120 in the world), an increase of 16.8% from 2023. This represents 0.0005% of the world's total natural gas consumption.
  • Per capita, natural gas consumption in Barbados averaged 2,643.8 cubic feet in 2024, equivalent to 7.24 cubic feet per day (#97 in the world).

Natural Gas Imports & Exports in Barbados

  • Barbados imported 615,125,652 cubic feet of natural gas in 2024 (≈82.4% of consumption).

natural gas Balance in Barbados

  • In 2024, Barbados produced approximately 360,732 cubic feet of natural gas per day and consumed 2,046,007 cubic feet per day , a daily deficit of 1,685,276 cubic feet.

Barbados Natural Gas History (1980-2025)

ReservesProductionConsumptionTrade
20253,000,000,000101< 0.01%————————————
20244,000,000,000101< 0.01%131,667,000−16.2%94< 0.01%746,792,652+16.8%120< 0.01%2,643.8615,125,6520615,125,652
20234,000,000,000101< 0.01%157,108,000−52.1%95< 0.01%639,620,057−10.3%120< 0.01%2,265.5482,512,0570482,512,057
20224,000,000,000101< 0.01%327,720,416−4.9%94< 0.01%713,144,991+11.1%120< 0.01%2,526385,424,5750385,424,575
20214,000,000,000100< 0.01%344,636,157−12.3%94< 0.01%641,636,157+1.2%119< 0.01%2,274.1297,000,0000297,000,000
2020———392,770,093−56.7%93< 0.01%633,770,093−43.4%120< 0.01%2,249.8241,000,0000241,000,000
20195,000,000,00099< 0.01%906,881,496−11%90< 0.01%1,119,629,715−7.4%120< 0.01%3,981.5212,748,2190212,748,219
20185,000,000,00099< 0.01%1,019,111,613+95.6%91< 0.01%1,209,142,398+58.4%119< 0.01%4,307.4190,030,7860190,030,786
20174,000,000,00099< 0.01%520,962,454−14.1%92< 0.01%763,323,823+8.1%116< 0.01%2,724.5242,361,3680242,361,368
20164,000,000,00099< 0.01%606,476,930−13.8%92< 0.01%706,050,000+12.7%111< 0.01%2,525.299,577,000099,577,000
20155,000,000,00099< 0.01%703,821,971−4.1%91< 0.01%626,435,148+24.9%113< 0.01%2,245.4000
20145,000,000,00099< 0.01%733,662,893−4.5%89< 0.01%501,510,220−34.7%113< 0.01%1,801.7000
20134,000,000,00099< 0.01%768,235,984−5.1%87< 0.01%768,235,984−5.1%110< 0.01%2,766.8000
20124,000,000,000102< 0.01%809,130,406+14.8%86< 0.01%809,130,406+14.8%110< 0.01%2,921.7000
20114,000,000,000102< 0.01%705,057,986+3.2%87< 0.01%705,057,986+3.2%111< 0.01%2,553.3000
20104,000,000,000101< 0.01%683,268,816−1.5%88< 0.01%683,268,816−1.5%112< 0.01%2,482.4000
20095,000,000,000101< 0.01%693,757,282−4.7%87< 0.01%693,757,282−4.7%111< 0.01%2,530.8000
20085,000,000,000100< 0.01%727,694,708−1.6%87< 0.01%727,694,708−1.6%108< 0.01%2,668.3000
20076,000,000,000100< 0.01%739,171,986−10.6%85< 0.01%739,171,986−10.6%107< 0.01%2,724.7000
20065,000,000,000100< 0.01%826,717,127−2.5%88< 0.01%826,717,127−2.5%107< 0.01%3,061.9000
20055,000,000,00099< 0.01%847,552,800+15.1%85< 0.01%847,552,800+15.1%106< 0.01%3,154.2000
20045,000,000,00098< 0.01%736,664,642−22.3%84< 0.01%736,664,642−22.3%105< 0.01%2,756000
20035,000,000,00098< 0.01%948,270,000−17.7%81< 0.01%948,270,000−17.7%102< 0.01%3,567.9000
20025,000,000,00098< 0.01%1,152,670,000+1.3%79< 0.01%1,152,670,000+2%100< 0.01%4,363.7000
20015,000,000,00099< 0.01%1,137,903,152−15%80< 0.01%1,130,080,000−15.6%100< 0.01%4,306.3000
20007,000,000,00099< 0.01%1,338,869,341−19.3%78< 0.01%1,338,869,341−19.3%99< 0.01%5,109000
19995,000,000,00099< 0.01%1,659,805,000+27%76< 0.01%1,659,805,000+27%95< 0.01%6,322.7000
19985,000,000,00099< 0.01%1,306,655,000−14%78< 0.01%1,306,655,000−14%97< 0.01%4,978.9000
19975,000,000,00099< 0.01%1,518,545,000−4.4%75< 0.01%1,518,545,000−4.4%95< 0.01%5,787.3000
19965,000,000,00089< 0.01%1,589,175,000−4.3%73< 0.01%1,589,175,000−4.3%92< 0.01%6,059000
19955,000,000,00086< 0.01%1,659,805,000+2.2%74< 0.01%1,659,805,000+2.2%91< 0.01%6,334.2000
19947,000,000,00086< 0.01%1,624,490,000−2.1%72< 0.01%1,624,490,000−2.1%90< 0.01%6,209.3000
19937,000,000,00086< 0.01%1,659,805,000−2.1%73< 0.01%1,659,805,000−2.1%92< 0.01%6,358.7000
19926,000,000,00084< 0.01%1,695,120,000+45.5%73< 0.01%1,695,120,000+45.5%91< 0.01%6,513000
19916,000,000,00083< 0.01%1,165,395,000−2.9%63< 0.01%1,165,395,000−2.9%71< 0.01%4,493.1000
19907,000,000,00081< 0.01%1,200,710,000+20.1%61< 0.01%1,200,710,000+20.1%69< 0.01%4,643.4000
19897,000,000,00079< 0.01%1,000,000,000+11.1%63< 0.01%1,000,000,000+11.1%70< 0.01%3,874.3———
198810,000,000,00078< 0.01%900,000,000+200%61< 0.01%900,000,000+125%68< 0.01%3,491.6———
1987———300,000,000−25%65< 0.01%400,000,000+0%70< 0.01%1,554.7———
1986———400,000,000+0%64< 0.01%400,000,000+0%67< 0.01%1,558.7———
1985———400,000,000+0%65< 0.01%400,000,000+0%67< 0.01%1,563.6———
1984———400,000,000+0%64< 0.01%400,000,000+0%67< 0.01%1,569.1———
1983———400,000,000+0%64< 0.01%400,000,000+0%67< 0.01%1,574.9———
1982———400,000,000+0%62< 0.01%400,000,000+0%66< 0.01%1,580.4———
1981———400,000,000+0%59< 0.01%400,000,000+0%63< 0.01%1,585.6———
1980———400,000,000—59< 0.01%400,000,000—62< 0.01%1,590.3———

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