Fossil fuel consumption (fuel Energy Institute – Stati) in Dominica
Dominica: Fossil fuel consumption (fuel Energy Institute – Stati) was 0.7504 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.7504 terawatt-hours
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
203rd
of 220 countries
All-time high
0.7531 terawatt-hours
in 2007
All-time low
0.1201 terawatt-hours
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Fossil fuel consumption in Dominica, 1980–2024
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2024, fossil fuel consumption in Dominica stood at 0.7504 terawatt-hours.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fossil fuel consumption in Dominica peaked at 0.7531 terawatt-hours in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.1201 terawatt-hours, in 1980.
That places Dominica 203rd out of 220 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.
Fossil fuel consumption (fuel Energy Institute – Stati) in Dominica, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.1201 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1981 | 0.1796 terawatt-hours | +49.6% |
| 1982 | 0.1796 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1796 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1801 terawatt-hours | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.1796 terawatt-hours | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.1475 terawatt-hours | -17.9% |
| 1987 | 0.2037 terawatt-hours | +38.1% |
| 1988 | 0.2143 terawatt-hours | +5.2% |
| 1989 | 0.2138 terawatt-hours | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.2138 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.2138 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2143 terawatt-hours | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.2138 terawatt-hours | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.2829 terawatt-hours | +32.3% |
| 1995 | 0.3579 terawatt-hours | +26.5% |
| 1996 | 0.3588 terawatt-hours | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.358 terawatt-hours | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.358 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.358 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4336 terawatt-hours | +21.1% |
| 2001 | 0.4849 terawatt-hours | +11.8% |
| 2002 | 0.4446 terawatt-hours | -8.3% |
| 2003 | 0.5097 terawatt-hours | +14.7% |
| 2004 | 0.606 terawatt-hours | +18.9% |
| 2005 | 0.5966 terawatt-hours | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.5953 terawatt-hours | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.7531 terawatt-hours | +26.5% |
| 2008 | 0.675 terawatt-hours | -10.4% |
| 2009 | 0.6766 terawatt-hours | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.7107 terawatt-hours | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 0.687 terawatt-hours | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.683 terawatt-hours | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.654 terawatt-hours | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 0.6954 terawatt-hours | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 0.7438 terawatt-hours | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 0.7491 terawatt-hours | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.7174 terawatt-hours | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 0.7002 terawatt-hours | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.735 terawatt-hours | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6684 terawatt-hours | -9.1% |
| 2021 | 0.6765 terawatt-hours | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.6958 terawatt-hours | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.7311 terawatt-hours | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 0.7504 terawatt-hours | +2.6% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 0.7504 terawatt-hours is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 83.1 terawatt-hours, 1% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 0.7504 terawatt-hours is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 34.38 terawatt-hours, 2% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fossil fuel consumption (fuel Energy Institute – Stati) 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 | +49.6% | 0.1201 terawatt-hours | 0.1796 terawatt-hours |
| 1987 | +38.1% | 0.1475 terawatt-hours | 0.2037 terawatt-hours |
| 1994 | +32.3% | 0.2138 terawatt-hours | 0.2829 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1798 terawatt-hours | 0.1201 terawatt-hours | 0.2143 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.293 terawatt-hours | 0.2138 terawatt-hours | 0.3588 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5775 terawatt-hours | 0.4336 terawatt-hours | 0.7531 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7076 terawatt-hours | 0.654 terawatt-hours | 0.7491 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7044 terawatt-hours | 0.6684 terawatt-hours | 0.7504 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 200 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.12 terawatt-hours compare
- 201 Tonga 0.9129 terawatt-hours compare
- 202 British Virgin Islands 0.7842 terawatt-hours compare
- 204 Sao Tome and Principe 0.7359 terawatt-hours compare
- 205 Micronesia (country) 0.7021 terawatt-hours compare
- 206 Falkland Islands 0.489 terawatt-hours compare
More energy & mining data for Dominica
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- 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)
- Fuel imports 18.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fossil fuel consumption in Dominica?
- Fossil fuel consumption in Dominica was 0.7504 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fossil fuel consumption recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7531 terawatt-hours in 2007.
- What is the lowest fossil fuel consumption recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1201 terawatt-hours in 1980.
- How does Dominica rank for fossil fuel consumption?
- Dominica ranks 203rd out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fossil fuel consumption rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. 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) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fossil fuel consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours. Fossil fuels include coal, oil, and gas.