Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person was 1,500 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person in Dominican Republic, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 1,500 kilowatt-hours for electricity generation from fossil fuels per person in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.1% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from fossil fuels per person in Dominican Republic peaked at 1,793 kilowatt-hours in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,129 kilowatt-hours, in 2004.
Dominican Republic ranks 88th of 209 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,328 kilowatt-hours | 1,129 kilowatt-hours | 1,453 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,521 kilowatt-hours | 1,343 kilowatt-hours | 1,708 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,613 kilowatt-hours | 1,484 kilowatt-hours | 1,793 kilowatt-hours | 6 |
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More energy & mining data for Dominican Republic
- Fuel imports 16.6% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 1.1% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 3.3% (2024)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel exports 0.4% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 12.8% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs gdp per capita 57.62 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from fossil fuels per person in Dominican Republic?
- Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person in Dominican Republic was 1,500 kilowatt-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 fossil fuels per person recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 1,793 kilowatt-hours in 2023.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from fossil fuels per person recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,129 kilowatt-hours in 2004.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for electricity generation from fossil fuels per person?
- Dominican Republic ranks 88th out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from fossil fuels per person rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. 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 fossil fuels per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Electricity generation from coal, oil, and gas, measured in kilowatt-hours per person.