Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Dominica
Dominica: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources was 79.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Dominica, 2000–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Dominica is 79.7%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Dominica peaked at 79.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 54.8%, in 2002.
That places Dominica 84th out of 210 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Dominica, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 59.2% | — |
| 2001 | 66.5% | +12.4% |
| 2002 | 54.8% | -17.7% |
| 2003 | 62.8% | +14.7% |
| 2004 | 57.3% | -8.8% |
| 2005 | 66.5% | +16.1% |
| 2006 | 67.3% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 74.4% | +10.6% |
| 2008 | 75.7% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 74.3% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 76.0% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 63.7% | -16.1% |
| 2012 | 73.0% | +14.5% |
| 2013 | 62.9% | -13.7% |
| 2014 | 69.4% | +10.3% |
| 2015 | 76.5% | +10.1% |
| 2016 | 66.9% | -12.5% |
| 2017 | 67.5% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 62.3% | -7.8% |
| 2019 | 77.7% | +24.8% |
| 2020 | 79.6% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 79.7% | +0.1% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 79.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 79.3%, 1.0× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 79.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 80.6%, 99% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.9% | 54.8% | 75.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.6% | 62.3% | 77.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.7% | 79.6% | 79.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
More energy & mining data for Dominica
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 2.56 % 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)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 18.6% (2023)
- Ores and metals imports 0.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Dominica?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Dominica was 79.7% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 79.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.8% in 2002.
- How does Dominica rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Dominica ranks 84th out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from oil, gas and 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 oil, gas and coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids. 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.