Electricity generation from renewables in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Electricity generation from renewables was 5.4 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
5.4 terawatt-hours
Change on year
up 19.2%
World rank
94th
of 214 countries
All-time high
5.4 terawatt-hours
in 2025
All-time low
0.86 terawatt-hours
in 2001
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Electricity generation from renewables in Dominican Republic, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2025, electricity generation from renewables in Dominican Republic stood at 5.4 terawatt-hours. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 19.2% on the previous year and up 280.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from renewables in Dominican Republic peaked at 5.4 terawatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.86 terawatt-hours, in 2001.
Dominican Republic ranks 94th of 214 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.
Electricity generation from renewables in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.91 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0.86 terawatt-hours | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 1.04 terawatt-hours | +20.9% |
| 2003 | 1.36 terawatt-hours | +30.8% |
| 2004 | 1.74 terawatt-hours | +27.9% |
| 2005 | 2.06 terawatt-hours | +18.4% |
| 2006 | 1.91 terawatt-hours | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 1.86 terawatt-hours | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 1.54 terawatt-hours | -17.2% |
| 2009 | 1.62 terawatt-hours | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 1.59 terawatt-hours | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 1.7 terawatt-hours | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 2.05 terawatt-hours | +20.6% |
| 2013 | 2.31 terawatt-hours | +12.7% |
| 2014 | 1.75 terawatt-hours | -24.2% |
| 2015 | 1.42 terawatt-hours | -18.9% |
| 2016 | 2.08 terawatt-hours | +46.5% |
| 2017 | 3.04 terawatt-hours | +46.2% |
| 2018 | 2.7 terawatt-hours | -11.2% |
| 2019 | 2.67 terawatt-hours | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 3.15 terawatt-hours | +18.0% |
| 2021 | 3.81 terawatt-hours | +21.0% |
| 2022 | 4.09 terawatt-hours | +7.3% |
| 2023 | 4.24 terawatt-hours | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 4.53 terawatt-hours | +6.8% |
| 2025 | 5.4 terawatt-hours | +19.2% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 5.4 terawatt-hours is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.79 terawatt-hours, 1.4× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 5.4 terawatt-hours is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.92 terawatt-hours, 5.9× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.49 terawatt-hours | 0.86 terawatt-hours | 2.06 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.13 terawatt-hours | 1.42 terawatt-hours | 3.04 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.2 terawatt-hours | 3.15 terawatt-hours | 5.4 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 generation from renewables in Dominican Republic?
- Electricity generation from renewables in Dominican Republic was 5.4 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from renewables recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 5.4 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from renewables recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.86 terawatt-hours in 2001.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for electricity generation from renewables?
- Dominican Republic ranks 94th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from renewables rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 280.3%. 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 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from renewables. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours.