Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources was 13.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Dominican Republic, 1990–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division and International Energy Agency and International Renewable Energy Agency – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 13.6% for share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Dominican Republic peaked at 28.2% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 13.4%, in 2022.
That places Dominican Republic 134th out of 230 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 28.0% | — |
| 1991 | 28.2% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 25.4% | -10.0% |
| 1993 | 26.8% | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 24.4% | -8.9% |
| 1995 | 22.3% | -8.6% |
| 1996 | 20.3% | -9.1% |
| 1997 | 18.2% | -10.1% |
| 1998 | 20.4% | +11.9% |
| 1999 | 19.9% | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 19.1% | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 18.9% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 17.9% | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 18.9% | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 20.7% | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 19.4% | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 18.0% | -7.5% |
| 2007 | 17.9% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 17.7% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 17.3% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 16.9% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 16.7% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 16.5% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 16.5% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 17.3% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 14.9% | -14.0% |
| 2016 | 15.3% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 16.8% | +10.1% |
| 2018 | 15.9% | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 14.4% | -9.2% |
| 2020 | 15.8% | +9.4% |
| 2021 | 14.7% | -7.0% |
| 2022 | 13.4% | -8.9% |
| 2023 | 13.6% | +1.8% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 13.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.9%, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 13.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.2%, 1.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.4% | 18.2% | 28.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.6% | 17.3% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.1% | 14.4% | 17.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.4% | 13.4% | 15.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More energy & mining data for Dominican Republic
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- 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)
- Fuel imports 17.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Dominican Republic?
- Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Dominican Republic was 13.6% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division and International Energy Agency and International Renewable Energy Agency – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 28.2% in 1991.
- What is the lowest share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.4% in 2022.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources?
- Dominican Republic ranks 134th out of 230 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division and International Energy Agency and International Renewable Energy Agency – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%).