Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Share of electricity generation from bioenergy was 0.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Dominican Republic, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Dominican Republic stood at 0.9%.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Dominican Republic peaked at 1.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2023.
That places Dominican Republic 86th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
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 share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Dominican Republic?
- Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Dominican Republic was 0.9% in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from bioenergy recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from bioenergy recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2023.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for share of electricity generation from bioenergy?
- Dominican Republic ranks 86th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from bioenergy rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Share of electricity generation from bioenergy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.