Share of electricity generation from renewables in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Share of electricity generation from renewables was 23.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of electricity generation from renewables 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 23.8% for share of electricity generation from renewables in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.3% on the previous year and up 201.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from renewables in Dominican Republic peaked at 23.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6.7%, in 2001.
Dominican Republic ranks 121st of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share of electricity generation from renewables in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.0% | — |
| 2001 | 6.7% | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 7.5% | +11.7% |
| 2003 | 9.6% | +28.2% |
| 2004 | 14.5% | +50.9% |
| 2005 | 15.4% | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 13.5% | -12.3% |
| 2007 | 12.8% | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 10.5% | -17.4% |
| 2009 | 11.8% | +11.8% |
| 2010 | 10.8% | -8.7% |
| 2011 | 10.8% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 12.1% | +12.5% |
| 2013 | 13.0% | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 10.1% | -22.3% |
| 2015 | 7.9% | -22.1% |
| 2016 | 11.1% | +40.4% |
| 2017 | 15.8% | +43.0% |
| 2018 | 13.8% | -13.0% |
| 2019 | 12.5% | -8.9% |
| 2020 | 16.2% | +28.8% |
| 2021 | 17.8% | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 18.4% | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 17.3% | -6.4% |
| 2024 | 18.9% | +9.2% |
| 2025 | 23.8% | +26.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.9% | 6.7% | 15.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.8% | 7.9% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.7% | 16.2% | 23.8% | 6 |
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More energy & mining data for Dominican Republic
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity generation from renewables in Dominican Republic?
- Share of electricity generation from renewables in Dominican Republic was 23.8% 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 renewables recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 23.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from renewables recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.7% in 2001.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for share of electricity generation from renewables?
- Dominican Republic ranks 121st out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from renewables rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 201.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 renewables. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.