Access to electricity, urban in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Access to electricity, urban was 99.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity, urban in Dominican Republic, 1991–2024
Source: SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
In 2024, access to electricity, urban in Dominican Republic stood at 99.8%.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity, urban in Dominican Republic peaked at 100.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 94.4%, in 2006.
Dominican Republic ranks 144th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Access to electricity, urban in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 96.5% | — |
| 1992 | 95.3% | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 95.5% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 95.8% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 96.0% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 96.2% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 96.4% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 96.6% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 98.9% | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 96.6% | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 96.9% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 96.7% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 95.0% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 95.5% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 95.2% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 94.4% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 99.6% | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.7% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 99.8% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 99.7% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.9% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.8% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 99.9% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 99.7% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 99.6% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 98.8% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 99.8% | -0.2% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 99.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 100.0%, 100% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 99.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 100.0%, 100% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 96.4% | 95.3% | 98.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 96.9% | 94.4% | 99.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.8% | 99.6% | 99.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.5% | 98.8% | 100.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 144 Belize 99.8% compare
- 144 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 99.8% compare
- 144 Philippines 99.8% compare
More energy & mining data for Dominican Republic
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 5.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 16.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity, urban in Dominican Republic?
- Access to electricity, urban in Dominican Republic was 99.8% in 2024, according to SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest access to electricity, urban recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest access to electricity, urban recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.4% in 2006.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for access to electricity, urban?
- Dominican Republic ranks 144th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity, urban rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB), published as part of Access to electricity, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Access to electricity, urban is the percentage of urban population with access to electricity.