Charcoal — Energy consumption in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Charcoal — Energy consumption was 3,898 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Charcoal — Energy consumption in Dominican Republic, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for charcoal — energy consumption in Dominican Republic is 3,898 TJ, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 33.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charcoal — energy consumption in Dominican Republic peaked at 3,898 TJ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 413 TJ, in 2005.
Dominican Republic ranks 50th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Charcoal — Energy consumption in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,065 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 2,065 TJ | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2,065 TJ | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2,065 TJ | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2,065 TJ | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2,065 TJ | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2,065 TJ | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 2,065 TJ | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 2,065 TJ | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2,065 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2,065 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2,065 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2,065 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2,065 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2,065 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 413 TJ | -80.0% |
| 2006 | 737.5 TJ | +78.6% |
| 2007 | 2,733 TJ | +270.5% |
| 2008 | 2,795 TJ | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 2,816 TJ | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 2,910 TJ | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 2,961 TJ | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 2,965 TJ | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 2,809 TJ | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 2,919 TJ | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 3,054 TJ | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 3,179 TJ | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 3,275 TJ | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 3,425 TJ | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 3,514 TJ | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 3,671 TJ | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 3,834 TJ | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 3,866 TJ | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 3,898 TJ | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 3,898 TJ | +0.0% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 3,898 TJ is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 238.66 TJ, 16.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 3,898 TJ is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 33.26 TJ, 117.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charcoal — Energy consumption 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +270.5% | 737.5 TJ | 2,733 TJ |
| 2005 | -80.0% | 2,065 TJ | 413 TJ |
| 2006 | +78.6% | 413 TJ | 737.5 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,065 TJ | 2,065 TJ | 2,065 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,982 TJ | 413 TJ | 2,816 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,101 TJ | 2,809 TJ | 3,514 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,833 TJ | 3,671 TJ | 3,898 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More environment data for Dominican Republic
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.272 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.12 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.0836 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charcoal — energy consumption in Dominican Republic?
- Charcoal — energy consumption in Dominican Republic was 3,898 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest charcoal — energy consumption recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 3,898 TJ in 2023.
- What is the lowest charcoal — energy consumption recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 413 TJ in 2005.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for charcoal — energy consumption?
- Dominican Republic ranks 50th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is charcoal — energy consumption rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Charcoal — Energy consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Bioenergy contains data on bioenergy use and bioenergy production, covering the following items: i) animal waste, ii) bagasse, iii) bio jet kerosene, iv) biodiesel, v) biogases, vi) biogasoline, vii) black liquor, viii) charcoal, ix) fuelwood, x) other liquid biofuels, xi) other vegetal material and residues.