Total electricity output in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Total electricity output was 18,457 GWh in 2015. ▲ Rising
Total 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, total electricity output in Dominican Republic stood at 18,457 GWh.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 45.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total electricity output in Dominican Republic peaked at 18,573 GWh in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3,698 GWh, in 1990.
Dominican Republic ranks 80th of 230 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.
Total electricity output in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | GWh | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,698 GWh | — |
| 1991 | 3,895 GWh | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 5,581 GWh | +43.3% |
| 1993 | 5,353 GWh | -4.1% |
| 1994 | 5,653 GWh | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 5,477 GWh | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 6,615 GWh | +20.8% |
| 1997 | 7,236 GWh | +9.4% |
| 1998 | 10,508 GWh | +45.2% |
| 1999 | 12,315 GWh | +17.2% |
| 2000 | 12,857 GWh | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 12,511 GWh | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 13,666 GWh | +9.2% |
| 2003 | 13,641 GWh | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 11,437 GWh | -16.2% |
| 2005 | 12,689 GWh | +10.9% |
| 2006 | 13,863 GWh | +9.3% |
| 2007 | 14,350 GWh | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 14,751 GWh | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 14,383 GWh | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 15,334 GWh | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 15,897 GWh | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 16,895 GWh | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 17,680 GWh | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 18,573 GWh | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 18,457 GWh | -0.6% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 18,457 GWh is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13,182 GWh, 1.4× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 18,457 GWh is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4,579 GWh, 4.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total electricity output 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +45.2% | 7,236 GWh | 10,508 GWh |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,633 GWh | 3,698 GWh | 12,315 GWh | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,415 GWh | 11,437 GWh | 14,751 GWh | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,139 GWh | 15,334 GWh | 18,573 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 total electricity output in Dominican Republic?
- Total electricity output in Dominican Republic was 18,457 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 total electricity output recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 18,573 GWh in 2014.
- What is the lowest total electricity output recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,698 GWh in 1990.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for total electricity output?
- Dominican Republic ranks 80th out of 230 countries with data for 2015.
- Is total electricity output rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.5%. 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 Total electricity output (GWh). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by all power plants