Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources was 23.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Dominican Republic, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Dominican Republic is 23.8%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 26.3% on the previous year and up 201.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Dominican Republic peaked at 23.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6.7%, in 2001.
That places Dominican Republic 130th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.9% | 6.7% | 15.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.8% | 7.9% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.7% | 16.2% | 23.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 128 Jordan 24.1% compare
- 129 Morocco 24.0% compare
- 131 Papua New Guinea 23.7% compare
- 132 Philippines 23.3% compare
- 133 Mauritania 22.7% compare
More climate change data for Dominican Republic
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.1% (2100)
- Population growth 0.8% (2025)
- Population, total 11.52 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.0% (2025)
- Urban population 8.35 million (2025)
- Urban population 72.5% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 2.9 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 869.15 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 2.9 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 2.9 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Dominican Republic?
- Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Dominican Republic was 23.8% in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 23.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.7% in 2001.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Dominican Republic ranks 130th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 201.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 generation from low-carbon sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region. 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.