Primary energy use in Dominica
Dominica: Primary energy use was 0.7744 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.7744 terawatt-hours
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
202nd
of 219 countries
All-time high
0.7865 terawatt-hours
in 2016
All-time low
0.1291 terawatt-hours
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Primary energy use in Dominica, 1980–2024
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary energy use in Dominica is 0.7744 terawatt-hours, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary energy use in Dominica peaked at 0.7865 terawatt-hours in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.1291 terawatt-hours, in 1980.
That places Dominica 202nd out of 219 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Primary energy use in Dominica, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.1291 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1981 | 0.1896 terawatt-hours | +46.9% |
| 1982 | 0.1886 terawatt-hours | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.1946 terawatt-hours | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 0.1961 terawatt-hours | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.1936 terawatt-hours | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.1605 terawatt-hours | -17.1% |
| 1987 | 0.2177 terawatt-hours | +35.6% |
| 1988 | 0.2303 terawatt-hours | +5.8% |
| 1989 | 0.2298 terawatt-hours | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.2298 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.2298 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2303 terawatt-hours | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.2298 terawatt-hours | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.2999 terawatt-hours | +30.5% |
| 1995 | 0.3769 terawatt-hours | +25.7% |
| 1996 | 0.3778 terawatt-hours | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.378 terawatt-hours | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.385 terawatt-hours | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.39 terawatt-hours | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.4656 terawatt-hours | +19.4% |
| 2001 | 0.5119 terawatt-hours | +9.9% |
| 2002 | 0.4746 terawatt-hours | -7.3% |
| 2003 | 0.5387 terawatt-hours | +13.5% |
| 2004 | 0.64 terawatt-hours | +18.8% |
| 2005 | 0.6238 terawatt-hours | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.6225 terawatt-hours | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.7744 terawatt-hours | +24.4% |
| 2008 | 0.6953 terawatt-hours | -10.2% |
| 2009 | 0.7005 terawatt-hours | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.7346 terawatt-hours | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 0.7229 terawatt-hours | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.7104 terawatt-hours | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.6914 terawatt-hours | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.7268 terawatt-hours | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 0.7692 terawatt-hours | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 0.7865 terawatt-hours | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.7458 terawatt-hours | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 0.7254 terawatt-hours | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.7562 terawatt-hours | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 0.6886 terawatt-hours | -8.9% |
| 2021 | 0.6977 terawatt-hours | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.72 terawatt-hours | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 0.7551 terawatt-hours | +4.9% |
| 2024 | 0.7744 terawatt-hours | +2.6% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 0.7744 terawatt-hours is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 87.51 terawatt-hours, 1% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 0.7744 terawatt-hours is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 46.81 terawatt-hours, 2% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary energy use in Dominica 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +46.9% | 0.1291 terawatt-hours | 0.1896 terawatt-hours |
| 1987 | +35.6% | 0.1605 terawatt-hours | 0.2177 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.193 terawatt-hours | 0.1291 terawatt-hours | 0.2303 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3128 terawatt-hours | 0.2298 terawatt-hours | 0.39 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6047 terawatt-hours | 0.4656 terawatt-hours | 0.7744 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7369 terawatt-hours | 0.6914 terawatt-hours | 0.7865 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7271 terawatt-hours | 0.6886 terawatt-hours | 0.7744 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 199 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.14 terawatt-hours compare
- 200 Tonga 0.9219 terawatt-hours compare
- 201 British Virgin Islands 0.7882 terawatt-hours compare
- 203 Sao Tome and Principe 0.7419 terawatt-hours compare
- 204 Micronesia (country) 0.7021 terawatt-hours compare
- 205 Cook Islands 0.504 terawatt-hours compare
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)
- 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 18.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary energy use in Dominica?
- Primary energy use in Dominica was 0.7744 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary energy use recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7865 terawatt-hours in 2016.
- What is the lowest primary energy use recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1291 terawatt-hours in 1980.
- How does Dominica rank for primary energy use?
- Dominica ranks 202nd out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary energy use rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary energy use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.