Primary energy use per person in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Primary energy use per person was 12,253 kilowatt-hours per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary energy use per person in Dominican Republic, 1980–2024
Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary energy use per person in Dominican Republic is 12,253 kilowatt-hours per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.1% on the previous year and up 48.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary energy use per person in Dominican Republic peaked at 12,253 kilowatt-hours per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4,034 kilowatt-hours per person, in 1981.
Dominican Republic ranks 117th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4,570 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,034 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,402 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,830 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,892 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,147 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,888 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,985 kilowatt-hours per person | 9,898 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,231 kilowatt-hours per person | 8,262 kilowatt-hours per person | 11,144 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,096 kilowatt-hours per person | 9,057 kilowatt-hours per person | 12,253 kilowatt-hours per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 114 Vietnam 12,847 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 115 Jamaica 12,504 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 116 Lebanon 12,290 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 118 Moldova 11,849 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 119 Dominica 11,693 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 120 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 11,321 kilowatt-hours per person compare
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 primary energy use per person in Dominican Republic?
- Primary energy use per person in Dominican Republic was 12,253 kilowatt-hours per person 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 primary energy use per person recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 12,253 kilowatt-hours per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary energy use per person recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,034 kilowatt-hours per person in 1981.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for primary energy use per person?
- Dominican Republic ranks 117th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary energy use per person rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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 Primary energy use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.