Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita was 0.995 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Dominican Republic, 1991–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Dominican Republic is 0.995 units per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Dominican Republic peaked at 1 units per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.782 units per person, in 1991.
Dominican Republic ranks 131st of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.782 units per person | — |
| 1992 | 0.8249 units per person | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 0.8326 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.8402 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.8479 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.8555 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.8632 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.8707 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.91 units per person | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 0.888 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.898 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.897 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.892 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.903 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.901 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.901 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.969 units per person | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 0.976 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.979 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.981 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.979 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.979 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.984 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.985 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.986 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.989 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 1 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.989 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.99 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.981 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.981 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.996 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.995 units per person | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8474 units per person | 0.782 units per person | 0.91 units per person | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.9204 units per person | 0.888 units per person | 0.979 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9862 units per person | 0.979 units per person | 1 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9906 units per person | 0.981 units per person | 1 units per person | 5 |
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)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 16.6% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 1.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Dominican Republic?
- Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Dominican Republic was 0.995 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access, per capita recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 1 units per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access, per capita recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.782 units per person in 1991.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for number of people with and without electricity access, per capita?
- Dominican Republic ranks 131st out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access, per capita rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people with and without electricity access ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people with and without electricity access Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.