Renewable electricity output in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Renewable electricity output was 17.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Renewable electricity output in Dominican Republic, 1990–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total electricity output.
Analysis
The most recent figure for renewable electricity output in Dominican Republic is 17.1%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 9.4% on the previous year and up 63.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity output in Dominican Republic peaked at 21.6% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 2001.
Dominican Republic ranks 126th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Renewable electricity output in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % of total electricity output | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.0% | — |
| 1991 | 13.6% | +35.1% |
| 1992 | 10.0% | -26.5% |
| 1993 | 21.6% | +116.7% |
| 1994 | 10.1% | -53.0% |
| 1995 | 11.7% | +15.2% |
| 1996 | 13.6% | +16.1% |
| 1997 | 9.8% | -27.9% |
| 1998 | 11.2% | +14.6% |
| 1999 | 14.2% | +26.7% |
| 2000 | 7.9% | -44.6% |
| 2001 | 6.6% | -16.7% |
| 2002 | 7.7% | +17.5% |
| 2003 | 10.3% | +33.6% |
| 2004 | 14.1% | +36.5% |
| 2005 | 15.0% | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 13.2% | -11.9% |
| 2007 | 12.3% | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 10.2% | -17.0% |
| 2009 | 11.4% | +11.6% |
| 2010 | 10.3% | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 10.4% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 11.8% | +13.6% |
| 2013 | 12.7% | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 9.6% | -24.2% |
| 2015 | 7.8% | -19.2% |
| 2016 | 11.3% | +45.3% |
| 2017 | 15.2% | +34.4% |
| 2018 | 13.8% | -8.8% |
| 2019 | 12.2% | -11.9% |
| 2020 | 15.6% | +27.9% |
| 2021 | 17.1% | +9.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.6% | 9.8% | 21.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.9% | 6.6% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.5% | 7.8% | 15.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.3% | 15.6% | 17.1% | 2 |
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- 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 output in Dominican Republic?
- Renewable electricity output in Dominican Republic was 17.1% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest renewable electricity output recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 21.6% in 1993.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity output recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 2001.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for renewable electricity output?
- Dominican Republic ranks 126th out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is renewable electricity output rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable electricity is the share of electricity generated by renewable power plants in total electricity generated by all types of plants.