Renewable electricity generation by source in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Renewable electricity generation by source was 1.42 terawatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Renewable electricity generation by source in Dominican Republic, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2025, renewable electricity generation by source in Dominican Republic stood at 1.42 terawatt-hours. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.2% on the previous year and up 389.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity generation by source in Dominican Republic peaked at 1.42 terawatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
Dominican Republic ranks 52nd of 212 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Renewable electricity generation by source in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2002 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2003 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2004 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2005 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2006 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2007 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2008 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2009 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2010 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2011 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2012 | 0.1 terawatt-hours | +900.0% |
| 2013 | 0.24 terawatt-hours | +140.0% |
| 2014 | 0.24 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.29 terawatt-hours | +20.8% |
| 2016 | 0.32 terawatt-hours | +10.3% |
| 2017 | 0.39 terawatt-hours | +21.9% |
| 2018 | 0.5 terawatt-hours | +28.2% |
| 2019 | 0.79 terawatt-hours | +58.0% |
| 2020 | 1.07 terawatt-hours | +35.4% |
| 2021 | 1.22 terawatt-hours | +14.0% |
| 2022 | 1.17 terawatt-hours | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 1.2 terawatt-hours | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 1.3 terawatt-hours | +8.3% |
| 2025 | 1.42 terawatt-hours | +9.2% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 1.42 terawatt-hours is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.16 terawatt-hours, 8.9× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 1.42 terawatt-hours is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.07 terawatt-hours, 20.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Renewable electricity generation 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +900.0% | 0.01 terawatt-hours | 0.1 terawatt-hours |
| 2013 | +140.0% | 0.1 terawatt-hours | 0.24 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.288 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.79 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.23 terawatt-hours | 1.07 terawatt-hours | 1.42 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 renewable electricity generation by source in Dominican Republic?
- Renewable electricity generation by source in Dominican Republic was 1.42 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest renewable electricity generation by source recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 1.42 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity generation by source recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for renewable electricity generation by source?
- Dominican Republic ranks 52nd out of 212 countries with data for 2025.
- Is renewable electricity generation by source rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 389.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Renewable electricity generation by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours.