Renewable energy electricity output in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Renewable energy electricity output was 2,147 GWh in 2015. ▲ Rising
Renewable energy electricity output 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 GWh.
Analysis
In 2015, renewable energy electricity output in Dominican Republic stood at 2,147 GWh.
That represents a change of down 8.9% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy electricity output in Dominican Republic peaked at 3,047 GWh in 2013 and was at its lowest, 374 GWh, in 1990.
Dominican Republic ranks 95th of 233 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Renewable energy electricity output in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | GWh | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 374 GWh | — |
| 1991 | 532 GWh | +42.2% |
| 1992 | 559 GWh | +5.1% |
| 1993 | 1,164 GWh | +108.2% |
| 1994 | 578 GWh | -50.3% |
| 1995 | 645 GWh | +11.6% |
| 1996 | 903 GWh | +40.0% |
| 1997 | 713 GWh | -21.0% |
| 1998 | 1,182 GWh | +65.8% |
| 1999 | 1,754 GWh | +48.4% |
| 2000 | 1,199 GWh | -31.6% |
| 2001 | 955 GWh | -20.4% |
| 2002 | 1,240 GWh | +29.8% |
| 2003 | 1,740 GWh | +40.3% |
| 2004 | 2,003 GWh | +15.1% |
| 2005 | 2,392 GWh | +19.4% |
| 2006 | 2,227 GWh | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 2,122 GWh | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 1,750 GWh | -17.5% |
| 2009 | 1,838 GWh | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 1,792 GWh | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 1,948 GWh | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 2,492 GWh | +27.9% |
| 2013 | 3,047 GWh | +22.3% |
| 2014 | 2,356 GWh | -22.7% |
| 2015 | 2,147 GWh | -8.9% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 2,147 GWh is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,738 GWh, 1.2× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 2,147 GWh is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 405.9 GWh, 5.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 840.4 GWh | 374 GWh | 1,754 GWh | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,747 GWh | 955 GWh | 2,392 GWh | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,297 GWh | 1,792 GWh | 3,047 GWh | 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 electricity output in Dominican Republic?
- Renewable energy electricity output in Dominican Republic was 2,147 GWh 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 electricity output recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 3,047 GWh in 2013.
- What is the lowest renewable energy electricity output recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 374 GWh in 1990.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for renewable energy electricity output?
- Dominican Republic ranks 95th out of 233 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy electricity output rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. 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 electricity output (GWh). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Renewable energy electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by renewable power plants, including wind, solar PV, solar thermal, hydro, marine, geothermal, biomass, renewable municipal waste, liquid biofuels and biogas. Electricity production for hydro pumpted storage is excluded.