Share of electricity generation from solar in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Share of electricity generation from solar was 9.9% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of electricity generation from solar 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 solar in Dominican Republic stood at 9.9%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 53.8% on the previous year and up 5,852.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from solar in Dominican Republic peaked at 9.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Dominican Republic ranks 51st of 213 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of electricity generation from solar in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 0.0% | — |
| 2012 | 0.0% | — |
| 2013 | 0.1% | — |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +105.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +44.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +155.6% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +71.2% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | +60.9% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | +48.2% |
| 2020 | 3.1% | +77.1% |
| 2021 | 4.0% | +28.8% |
| 2022 | 5.6% | +41.0% |
| 2023 | 5.5% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 6.5% | +16.5% |
| 2025 | 9.9% | +53.8% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 9.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.5%, 4.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 9.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.9%, 3.4× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.8% | 3.1% | 9.9% | 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 solar in Dominican Republic?
- Share of electricity generation from solar in Dominican Republic was 9.9% 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 solar recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 9.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from solar recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for share of electricity generation from solar?
- Dominican Republic ranks 51st out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from solar rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5,852.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 solar. 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.