Electricity production from oil sources in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Electricity production from oil sources was 14.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from oil sources in Dominican Republic, 1990–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 14.9% for electricity production from oil sources in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 54.4% on the previous year and down 70.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil sources in Dominican Republic peaked at 92.6% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 14.9%, in 2023.
Dominican Republic ranks 86th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil sources in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 88.8% | — |
| 1991 | 74.0% | -16.7% |
| 1992 | 81.8% | +10.5% |
| 1993 | 68.4% | -16.4% |
| 1994 | 87.2% | +27.5% |
| 1995 | 84.7% | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 82.5% | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 86.6% | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 91.0% | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 88.6% | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 92.3% | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 92.6% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 88.2% | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 74.1% | -16.0% |
| 2004 | 69.1% | -6.8% |
| 2005 | 66.2% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 60.9% | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 57.7% | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 59.3% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 58.4% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 54.5% | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 55.2% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 54.8% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 49.9% | -8.9% |
| 2014 | 51.8% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 55.9% | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 56.4% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 43.8% | -22.4% |
| 2018 | 51.0% | +16.3% |
| 2019 | 40.3% | -21.0% |
| 2020 | 24.2% | -39.9% |
| 2021 | 29.2% | +20.6% |
| 2022 | 32.7% | +12.0% |
| 2023 | 14.9% | -54.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 83.3% | 68.4% | 91.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.9% | 57.7% | 92.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.4% | 40.3% | 56.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.2% | 14.9% | 32.7% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil sources in Dominican Republic?
- Electricity production from oil sources in Dominican Republic was 14.9% in 2023, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil sources recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 92.6% in 2001.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil sources recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.9% in 2023.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for electricity production from oil sources?
- Dominican Republic ranks 86th out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electricity production from oil sources rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 oil sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of electricity production from oil sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products.