Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Dominica
Dominica: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources was 0.02 terawatt-hours in 2023. ▼ Falling
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Dominica, 2000–2023
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 0.02 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from low-carbon sources in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Dominica peaked at 0.04 terawatt-hours in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.02 terawatt-hours, in 2007.
That places Dominica 173rd out of 209 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.027 terawatt-hours | 0.02 terawatt-hours | 0.03 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.029 terawatt-hours | 0.02 terawatt-hours | 0.04 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.02 terawatt-hours | 0.02 terawatt-hours | 0.02 terawatt-hours | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 170 Antigua and Barbuda 0.03 terawatt-hours compare
- 170 Cayman Islands 0.03 terawatt-hours compare
- 170 Niger 0.03 terawatt-hours compare
- 173 Bahamas 0.02 terawatt-hours compare
- 173 Chad 0.02 terawatt-hours compare
- 173 Cook Islands 0.02 terawatt-hours compare
- 173 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.02 terawatt-hours compare
- 173 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.02 terawatt-hours compare
- 173 United States Virgin Islands 0.02 terawatt-hours compare
- 173 Vanuatu 0.02 terawatt-hours compare
More climate change data for Dominica
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth -0.5% (2025)
- Population, total 65,871 (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.1% (2025)
- Urban population 48,735 (2025)
- Urban population 74.0% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 2.58 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 5.49 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 2.58 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 2.58 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Dominica?
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Dominica was 0.02 terawatt-hours in 2023, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.04 terawatt-hours in 2011.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.02 terawatt-hours in 2007.
- How does Dominica rank for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Dominica ranks 173rd out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electricity generation from low-carbon sources rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours. Low-carbon sources correspond to renewables and nuclear power, that produce significantly less greenhouse-gas emissions than fossil fuels. Renewables include solar, wind, hydropower, bioenergy, geothermal, wave, and tidal.