Renewable electricity in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Renewable electricity was 11.6% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Renewable electricity in Dominican Republic, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in % in total electricity output.
Analysis
The most recent figure for renewable electricity in Dominican Republic is 11.6%, measured in 2015.
The figure is down 12.8% on the previous year and down 34.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity in Dominican Republic peaked at 21.7% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 2001.
That places Dominican Republic 129th out of 230 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.7% | 9.9% | 21.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.6% | 7.5% | 17.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.3% | 11.6% | 16.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 126 Mauritania 13.4% compare
- 127 United States 13.2% compare
- 128 Netherlands 12.4% compare
- 130 Czechia 11.4% compare
- 131 Indonesia 10.7% compare
- 132 Hungary 10.6% compare
More reference data data for Dominican Republic
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7575 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0601 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9595 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3273 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable electricity in Dominican Republic?
- Renewable electricity in Dominican Republic was 11.6% in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
- What is the highest renewable electricity recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 21.7% in 1993.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 2001.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for renewable electricity?
- Dominican Republic ranks 129th out of 230 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable electricity rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output): Share of electrity generated by renewable power plants in total electricity generated by all types of plants