Which has higher renewable electricity, Dominican Republic or United States?

United States, at 13.2% against 11.6% in Dominican Republic as of 2015.

What is the difference in renewable electricity between Dominican Republic and United States?

1.6%, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and United States?

26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.

Where does this data come from?

World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Dominican Republic vs United States: Renewable electricity

Dominican Republic

11.6%

in 2015

United States

13.2%

in 2015

Dominican Republic rank

129th

United States rank

127th

Renewable electricity over time

Dominican Republic
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 13.2% against 11.6% in Dominican Republic, a difference of 1.6%.

That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Dominican Republic's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United States ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 129th and United States ranks 127th of 232 countries.

Dominican Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	United States	Difference	Ahead
1990s	12.7%	10.4%	2.2%	Dominican Republic
2000s	12.6%	8.7%	3.9%	Dominican Republic
2010s	13.3%	12.2%	1.1%	Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher renewable electricity, Dominican Republic or United States?: United States, at 13.2% against 11.6% in Dominican Republic as of 2015.
What is the difference in renewable electricity between Dominican Republic and United States?: 1.6%, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and United States?: 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
How do Dominican Republic and United States rank globally for renewable electricity?: Dominican Republic ranks 129th and United States ranks 127th of 232 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output)
Unit: % in total electricity output
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 234 places, 6,084 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output): Share of electrity generated by renewable power plants in total electricity generated by all types of plants