Renewable energy consumption in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Renewable energy consumption was 16.5% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Renewable energy consumption 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 TFEC.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 16.5% for renewable energy consumption in 2015.
That represents a change of down 8.5% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Dominican Republic peaked at 28.2% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 15.9%, in 2002.
Dominican Republic ranks 119th of 226 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Renewable energy consumption in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % in TFEC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 28.0% | — |
| 1991 | 28.2% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 25.4% | -10.0% |
| 1993 | 26.8% | +5.9% |
| 1994 | 24.4% | -9.0% |
| 1995 | 22.3% | -8.6% |
| 1996 | 20.3% | -9.1% |
| 1997 | 18.3% | -10.1% |
| 1998 | 19.8% | +8.2% |
| 1999 | 19.5% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 18.4% | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 18.5% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 15.9% | -13.9% |
| 2003 | 18.7% | +17.3% |
| 2004 | 20.5% | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 19.3% | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 18.4% | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 18.2% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 17.9% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 17.6% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 17.0% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 17.2% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 17.0% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 17.5% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 18.0% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 16.5% | -8.5% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 16.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.8%, 1.0× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 16.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 15.1%, 1.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.3% | 18.3% | 28.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.4% | 15.9% | 20.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.2% | 16.5% | 18.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
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 energy consumption in Dominican Republic?
- Renewable energy consumption in Dominican Republic was 16.5% 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 energy consumption recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 28.2% in 1991.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.9% in 2002.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Dominican Republic ranks 119th out of 226 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 energy consumption(% in TFEC). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC): Share of renewables energy in total final energy consumption