Share of electricity production by source in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Share of electricity production by source was 29.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of electricity production by source in Dominican Republic, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 29.1% for share of electricity production by source in 2025.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and up 126.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity production by source in Dominican Republic peaked at 32.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Dominican Republic ranks 28th of 210 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of electricity production by source in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 1.1% | — |
| 2002 | 4.2% | +289.3% |
| 2003 | 9.5% | +124.3% |
| 2004 | 11.0% | +15.3% |
| 2005 | 10.7% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 13.9% | +29.6% |
| 2007 | 14.2% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 14.0% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 14.0% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 12.5% | -10.8% |
| 2011 | 12.7% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 12.5% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 12.5% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 14.0% | +12.3% |
| 2015 | 12.8% | -8.4% |
| 2016 | 12.6% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 12.6% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 11.6% | -7.3% |
| 2019 | 16.7% | +43.8% |
| 2020 | 30.6% | +83.1% |
| 2021 | 26.9% | -12.3% |
| 2022 | 32.3% | +20.2% |
| 2023 | 31.4% | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 30.0% | -4.7% |
| 2025 | 29.1% | -3.0% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 29.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 3512.3× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of electricity production by source in Dominican Republic changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +289.3% | 1.1% | 4.2% |
| 2003 | +124.3% | 4.2% | 9.5% |
| 2020 | +83.1% | 16.7% | 30.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.3% | 0.0% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.1% | 11.6% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.0% | 26.9% | 32.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 25 Japan 32.1% compare
- 26 South Korea 31.1% compare
- 27 North Macedonia 30.6% compare
- 29 Sri Lanka 27.5% compare
- 30 Montenegro 24.4% compare
- 31 Laos 23.3% 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 share of electricity production by source in Dominican Republic?
- Share of electricity production by source in Dominican Republic was 29.1% in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity production by source recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 32.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of electricity production by source recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for share of electricity production by source?
- Dominican Republic ranks 28th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity production by source rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 126.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity production by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.