Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use was 99.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Dominican Republic, 1991–2023
Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 99.6% for share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in 2023.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Dominican Republic peaked at 100.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 78.2%, in 1991.
That places Dominican Republic 133rd out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 78.2% | — |
| 1992 | 82.5% | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 83.3% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 84.0% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 84.8% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 85.6% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 86.3% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 87.1% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 91.0% | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 88.8% | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 89.8% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 89.7% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 89.2% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 90.3% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 90.1% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 90.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 96.9% | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 97.6% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 97.9% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 98.1% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 97.9% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 97.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 98.4% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 98.9% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 98.9% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 98.1% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 98.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.6% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 84.7% | 78.2% | 91.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 92.0% | 88.8% | 97.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.6% | 97.9% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.9% | 98.1% | 100.0% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Dominican Republic?
- Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Dominican Republic was 99.6% in 2023, according to Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.2% in 1991.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use?
- Dominican Republic ranks 133rd out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity means having an electricity source that can provide very basic lighting, and charge a phone or power a radio for 4 hours per day.