Electricity production from coal sources in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Electricity production from coal sources was 30.6% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Electricity production from coal sources in Dominican Republic, 1990–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity production from coal sources in Dominican Republic is 30.6%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.8% on the previous year and up 144.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from coal sources in Dominican Republic peaked at 32.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1998.
Dominican Republic ranks 30th of 210 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity production from coal sources in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.2% | — |
| 1991 | 12.4% | +975.6% |
| 1992 | 8.2% | -33.7% |
| 1993 | 10.0% | +21.4% |
| 1994 | 2.7% | -73.2% |
| 1995 | 3.6% | +35.7% |
| 1996 | 3.9% | +7.7% |
| 1997 | 3.7% | -6.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | — |
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 1.1% | — |
| 2002 | 4.2% | +275.4% |
| 2003 | 9.4% | +122.3% |
| 2004 | 11.0% | +17.3% |
| 2005 | 10.7% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 13.8% | +29.4% |
| 2007 | 14.2% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 14.0% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 14.1% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 12.5% | -10.8% |
| 2011 | 12.7% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 12.6% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 12.5% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 14.1% | +12.6% |
| 2015 | 12.9% | -8.6% |
| 2016 | 12.6% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 12.5% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 11.5% | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 18.0% | +56.6% |
| 2020 | 32.7% | +81.8% |
| 2021 | 27.9% | -14.7% |
| 2022 | 28.4% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 30.6% | +7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.6% | 0.0% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.3% | 0.0% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.2% | 11.5% | 18.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.9% | 27.9% | 32.7% | 4 |
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- 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 production from coal sources in Dominican Republic?
- Electricity production from coal sources in Dominican Republic was 30.6% in 2023, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from coal sources recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 32.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest electricity production from coal sources recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1998.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for electricity production from coal sources?
- Dominican Republic ranks 30th out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electricity production from coal sources rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 144.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from coal sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of electricity production from coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.