Electricity generation from hydropower in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Electricity generation from hydropower was 1.53 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.53 terawatt-hours
Change on year
up 4.1%
World rank
94th
of 215 countries
All-time high
2.17 terawatt-hours
in 2017
All-time low
0.7 terawatt-hours
in 2001
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Electricity generation from hydropower 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 hydropower in Dominican Republic stood at 1.53 terawatt-hours.
That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and up 64.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from hydropower in Dominican Republic peaked at 2.17 terawatt-hours in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.7 terawatt-hours, in 2001.
Dominican Republic ranks 94th of 215 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 hydropower in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.75 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0.7 terawatt-hours | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 0.87 terawatt-hours | +24.3% |
| 2003 | 1.19 terawatt-hours | +36.8% |
| 2004 | 1.6 terawatt-hours | +34.5% |
| 2005 | 1.91 terawatt-hours | +19.4% |
| 2006 | 1.75 terawatt-hours | -8.4% |
| 2007 | 1.7 terawatt-hours | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 1.38 terawatt-hours | -18.8% |
| 2009 | 1.46 terawatt-hours | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 1.43 terawatt-hours | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 1.53 terawatt-hours | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 1.78 terawatt-hours | +16.3% |
| 2013 | 1.88 terawatt-hours | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 1.32 terawatt-hours | -29.8% |
| 2015 | 0.93 terawatt-hours | -29.5% |
| 2016 | 1.5 terawatt-hours | +61.3% |
| 2017 | 2.17 terawatt-hours | +44.7% |
| 2018 | 1.76 terawatt-hours | -18.9% |
| 2019 | 1.3 terawatt-hours | -26.1% |
| 2020 | 1.29 terawatt-hours | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 1.5 terawatt-hours | +16.3% |
| 2022 | 1.47 terawatt-hours | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 1.47 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.47 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1.53 terawatt-hours | +4.1% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 1.53 terawatt-hours is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.83 terawatt-hours, 84% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 1.53 terawatt-hours is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.24 terawatt-hours, 6.4× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.33 terawatt-hours | 0.7 terawatt-hours | 1.91 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.56 terawatt-hours | 0.93 terawatt-hours | 2.17 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.46 terawatt-hours | 1.29 terawatt-hours | 1.53 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 hydropower in Dominican Republic?
- Electricity generation from hydropower in Dominican Republic was 1.53 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 hydropower recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 2.17 terawatt-hours in 2017.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from hydropower recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7 terawatt-hours in 2001.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for electricity generation from hydropower?
- Dominican Republic ranks 94th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from hydropower rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.5%. 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 hydropower. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours.