Electricity production by source in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Electricity production by source was 9.1% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Electricity production by source in Dominican Republic, 1990–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 9.1% for electricity production by source in 2021. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.0% on the previous year and up 1,047.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production by source in Dominican Republic peaked at 9.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1992.
Dominican Republic ranks 80th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity production by source in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.7% | — |
| 1991 | 0.6% | -5.0% |
| 1992 | 0.5% | -27.3% |
| 1993 | 0.6% | +40.1% |
| 1994 | 0.8% | +21.6% |
| 1995 | 0.7% | -5.9% |
| 1996 | 0.6% | -19.1% |
| 1997 | 0.7% | +9.6% |
| 1998 | 2.5% | +274.4% |
| 1999 | 3.0% | +22.5% |
| 2000 | 0.8% | -73.6% |
| 2001 | 0.8% | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | -8.3% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | +19.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | -9.2% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | +61.2% |
| 2013 | 2.1% | +64.5% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | +12.4% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | +26.8% |
| 2017 | 3.7% | +16.8% |
| 2018 | 4.9% | +31.2% |
| 2019 | 6.1% | +25.1% |
| 2020 | 8.2% | +34.8% |
| 2021 | 9.1% | +10.0% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 9.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.9%, 2.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 9.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.7%, 1.6× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production by source in Dominican Republic changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +274.4% | 0.7% | 2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.1% | 0.5% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 0.7% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.6% | 8.2% | 9.1% | 2 |
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 production by source in Dominican Republic?
- Electricity production by source in Dominican Republic was 9.1% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity production by source recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 9.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest electricity production by source recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1992.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for electricity production by source?
- Dominican Republic ranks 80th out of 208 countries with data for 2021.
- Is electricity production by source rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,047.5%. 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, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity production by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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