Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Share of electricity generation from hydropower was 6.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Dominican Republic, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 6.7% for share of electricity generation from hydropower in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.3% on the previous year and up 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from hydropower in Dominican Republic peaked at 14.3% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 2015.
Dominican Republic ranks 114th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.8% | — |
| 2001 | 5.5% | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 6.3% | +14.8% |
| 2003 | 8.4% | +34.1% |
| 2004 | 13.3% | +58.6% |
| 2005 | 14.3% | +7.6% |
| 2006 | 12.4% | -13.4% |
| 2007 | 11.7% | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 9.4% | -19.0% |
| 2009 | 10.6% | +12.4% |
| 2010 | 9.7% | -8.9% |
| 2011 | 9.7% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 10.5% | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 10.6% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 7.6% | -28.0% |
| 2015 | 5.2% | -32.4% |
| 2016 | 8.0% | +54.6% |
| 2017 | 11.3% | +41.5% |
| 2018 | 9.0% | -20.5% |
| 2019 | 6.1% | -32.0% |
| 2020 | 6.6% | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 7.0% | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 6.6% | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 6.0% | -9.7% |
| 2024 | 6.1% | +2.2% |
| 2025 | 6.7% | +10.3% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 6.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.2%, 51% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 6.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 13.3%, 51% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.8% | 5.5% | 14.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 5.2% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.5% | 6.0% | 7.0% | 6 |
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)
- 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 share of electricity generation from hydropower in Dominican Republic?
- Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Dominican Republic was 6.7% 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 hydropower recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 14.3% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from hydropower recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 2015.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for share of electricity generation from hydropower?
- Dominican Republic ranks 114th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from hydropower rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.6%. 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 hydropower. 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.