Renewable energy consumption in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Renewable energy consumption was 37,353 TJ in 2015. ▲ Rising
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 TJ.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 37,353 TJ for renewable energy consumption in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.6% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Dominican Republic peaked at 43,675 TJ in 2013 and was at its lowest, 26,430 TJ, in 1992.
That places Dominican Republic 113th out of 233 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.
Renewable energy consumption in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 26,451 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 26,494 TJ | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 26,430 TJ | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 29,513 TJ | +11.7% |
| 1994 | 29,873 TJ | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 28,741 TJ | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 28,742 TJ | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 28,398 TJ | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 34,015 TJ | +19.8% |
| 1999 | 35,792 TJ | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 36,156 TJ | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 35,090 TJ | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 37,120 TJ | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 37,681 TJ | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 39,550 TJ | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 39,695 TJ | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 39,202 TJ | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 39,416 TJ | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 37,773 TJ | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 37,470 TJ | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 37,703 TJ | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 37,407 TJ | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 39,850 TJ | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 43,675 TJ | +9.6% |
| 2014 | 39,562 TJ | -9.4% |
| 2015 | 37,353 TJ | -5.6% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 37,353 TJ is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23,156 TJ, 1.6× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 37,353 TJ is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10,250 TJ, 3.6× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29,445 TJ | 26,430 TJ | 35,792 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 37,915 TJ | 35,090 TJ | 39,695 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 39,258 TJ | 37,353 TJ | 43,675 TJ | 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 37,353 TJ 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 43,675 TJ in 2013.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 26,430 TJ in 1992.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Dominican Republic ranks 113th out of 233 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. 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 energy consumption (TJ). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Renewable energy consumption (TJ): This indicator includes renewable energy consumption of all technologies: hydro, modern and traditional biomass, wind, solar, liquid biofuels, biogas, geothermal, marine and waste