Electricity demand in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Electricity demand was 22.68 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
22.68 terawatt-hours
Change on year
down 5.6%
World rank
79th
of 214 countries
All-time high
24.56 terawatt-hours
in 2023
All-time low
12.02 terawatt-hours
in 2004
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Electricity demand in Dominican Republic, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 22.68 terawatt-hours for electricity demand in 2025.
That represents a change of down 5.6% on the previous year and up 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand in Dominican Republic peaked at 24.56 terawatt-hours in 2023 and was at its lowest, 12.02 terawatt-hours, in 2004.
That places Dominican Republic 79th out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Electricity demand in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.01 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 12.84 terawatt-hours | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 13.9 terawatt-hours | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 14.18 terawatt-hours | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 12.02 terawatt-hours | -15.2% |
| 2005 | 13.34 terawatt-hours | +11.0% |
| 2006 | 14.11 terawatt-hours | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 14.57 terawatt-hours | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 14.61 terawatt-hours | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 13.75 terawatt-hours | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 14.78 terawatt-hours | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 15.76 terawatt-hours | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 16.9 terawatt-hours | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 17.72 terawatt-hours | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 17.28 terawatt-hours | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 18 terawatt-hours | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 18.78 terawatt-hours | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 19.2 terawatt-hours | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 19.6 terawatt-hours | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 21.28 terawatt-hours | +8.6% |
| 2020 | 19.49 terawatt-hours | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 21.43 terawatt-hours | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 22.17 terawatt-hours | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 24.56 terawatt-hours | +10.8% |
| 2024 | 24.03 terawatt-hours | -2.2% |
| 2025 | 22.68 terawatt-hours | -5.6% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 22.68 terawatt-hours is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.43 terawatt-hours, 1.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 22.68 terawatt-hours is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.27 terawatt-hours, 3.6× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.63 terawatt-hours | 12.02 terawatt-hours | 14.61 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.93 terawatt-hours | 14.78 terawatt-hours | 21.28 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.39 terawatt-hours | 19.49 terawatt-hours | 24.56 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 demand in Dominican Republic?
- Electricity demand in Dominican Republic was 22.68 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 24.56 terawatt-hours in 2023.
- What is the lowest electricity demand recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.02 terawatt-hours in 2004.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for electricity demand?
- Dominican Republic ranks 79th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity demand rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours.