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 178th out of 214 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.
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Dominica, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.03 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0.03 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.03 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.03 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.03 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.03 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.03 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.02 terawatt-hours | -33.3% |
| 2008 | 0.02 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.02 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.02 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.04 terawatt-hours | +100.0% |
| 2012 | 0.03 terawatt-hours | -25.0% |
| 2013 | 0.04 terawatt-hours | +33.3% |
| 2014 | 0.03 terawatt-hours | -25.0% |
| 2015 | 0.02 terawatt-hours | -33.3% |
| 2016 | 0.04 terawatt-hours | +100.0% |
| 2017 | 0.03 terawatt-hours | -25.0% |
| 2018 | 0.02 terawatt-hours | -33.3% |
| 2019 | 0.02 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.02 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.02 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.02 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.02 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 0.02 terawatt-hours is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.59 terawatt-hours, 0% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 0.02 terawatt-hours is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.92 terawatt-hours, 2% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
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
- 175 Antigua and Barbuda 0.03 terawatt-hours compare
- 175 Cayman Islands 0.03 terawatt-hours compare
- 175 Niger 0.03 terawatt-hours compare
- 178 Bahamas 0.02 terawatt-hours compare
- 178 Chad 0.02 terawatt-hours compare
- 178 Cook Islands 0.02 terawatt-hours compare
- 178 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.02 terawatt-hours compare
- 178 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.02 terawatt-hours compare
- 178 United States Virgin Islands 0.02 terawatt-hours compare
- 178 Vanuatu 0.02 terawatt-hours compare
More climate change data for Dominica
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 472,800 kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 55.54 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 14.73 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 40.8 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.0556 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.46 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2.68 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2.65 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.028 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.01 kt (2050)
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 178th out of 214 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.