Electricity generation from fossil fuels in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Electricity generation from fossil fuels was 17.28 terawatt-hours in 2025. β² Rising
Electricity generation from fossil fuels in Dominican Republic, 2000β2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 17.28 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from fossil fuels in 2025.
The figure is down 11.4% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from fossil fuels in Dominican Republic peaked at 20.32 terawatt-hours in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.28 terawatt-hours, in 2004.
Dominican Republic ranks 63rd of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.14 terawatt-hours | 10.28 terawatt-hours | 13.07 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.8 terawatt-hours | 13.19 terawatt-hours | 18.61 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.19 terawatt-hours | 16.34 terawatt-hours | 20.32 terawatt-hours | 6 |
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More energy & mining data for Dominican Republic
- Fuel imports 16.6% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 1.1% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 3.3% (2024)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel exports 0.4% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 12.8% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs gdp per capita 57.62 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from fossil fuels in Dominican Republic?
- Electricity generation from fossil fuels in Dominican Republic was 17.28 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from fossil fuels recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 20.32 terawatt-hours in 2023.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from fossil fuels recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.28 terawatt-hours in 2004.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for electricity generation from fossil fuels?
- Dominican Republic ranks 63rd out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from fossil fuels rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from fossil fuels. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Electricity generation from coal, oil, and gas, measured in terawatt-hours.