Electricity generation from coal in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Electricity generation from coal was 6.59 terawatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Electricity generation from coal in Dominican Republic, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 6.59 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from coal in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.5% on the previous year and up 185.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from coal in Dominican Republic peaked at 7.72 terawatt-hours in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
That places Dominican Republic 38th out of 211 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity generation from coal in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0.14 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2002 | 0.59 terawatt-hours | +321.4% |
| 2003 | 1.35 terawatt-hours | +128.8% |
| 2004 | 1.32 terawatt-hours | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 1.43 terawatt-hours | +8.3% |
| 2006 | 1.96 terawatt-hours | +37.1% |
| 2007 | 2.07 terawatt-hours | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 2.04 terawatt-hours | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 1.93 terawatt-hours | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 1.85 terawatt-hours | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 2 terawatt-hours | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 2.12 terawatt-hours | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 2.21 terawatt-hours | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 2.42 terawatt-hours | +9.5% |
| 2015 | 2.31 terawatt-hours | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 2.36 terawatt-hours | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 2.41 terawatt-hours | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 2.28 terawatt-hours | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 3.56 terawatt-hours | +56.1% |
| 2020 | 5.97 terawatt-hours | +67.7% |
| 2021 | 5.76 terawatt-hours | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 7.16 terawatt-hours | +24.3% |
| 2023 | 7.72 terawatt-hours | +7.8% |
| 2024 | 7.2 terawatt-hours | -6.7% |
| 2025 | 6.59 terawatt-hours | -8.5% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 6.59 terawatt-hours is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.005 terawatt-hours, 1318.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity generation from coal in Dominican Republic 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +321.4% | 0.14 terawatt-hours | 0.59 terawatt-hours |
| 2003 | +128.8% | 0.59 terawatt-hours | 1.35 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.28 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 2.07 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.35 terawatt-hours | 1.85 terawatt-hours | 3.56 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.73 terawatt-hours | 5.76 terawatt-hours | 7.72 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
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 electricity generation from coal in Dominican Republic?
- Electricity generation from coal in Dominican Republic was 6.59 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from coal recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 7.72 terawatt-hours in 2023.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from coal recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for electricity generation from coal?
- Dominican Republic ranks 38th out of 211 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from coal rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 185.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours.