Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels was 76.2% in 2025. βΌ Falling
Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Dominican Republic, 2000β2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 76.2% for share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.1% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Dominican Republic peaked at 93.3% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 76.2%, in 2025.
That places Dominican Republic 82nd out of 210 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 | 89.1% | 84.6% | 93.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.2% | 84.2% | 92.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.3% | 76.2% | 83.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 79 Mauritania 77.3% compare
- 80 Philippines 76.7% compare
- 81 Papua New Guinea 76.3% compare
- 83 Morocco 76.0% compare
- 84 Jordan 75.9% compare
- 85 Kiribati 75.0% compare
- 85 Vanuatu 75.0% 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)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Dominican Republic?
- Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Dominican Republic was 76.2% in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from fossil fuels recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 93.3% in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from fossil fuels recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.2% in 2025.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for share of electricity generation from fossil fuels?
- Dominican Republic ranks 82nd out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from fossil fuels rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. 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 β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Electricity generation from coal, oil, and gas, measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.