Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Fuelwood — Energy consumption was 14,726 TJ in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Fuelwood — 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 fuelwood — energy consumption in Dominican Republic is 14,726 TJ, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fuelwood — energy consumption in Dominican Republic peaked at 15,689 TJ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1,242 TJ, in 1990.
Dominican Republic ranks 97th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,242 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 1,242 TJ | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1,242 TJ | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1,242 TJ | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1,334 TJ | +7.4% |
| 1995 | 1,306 TJ | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 1,306 TJ | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1,242 TJ | -4.9% |
| 1998 | 1,242 TJ | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1,242 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1,242 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1,242 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1,242 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1,242 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1,242 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4,312 TJ | +247.1% |
| 2006 | 6,650 TJ | +54.2% |
| 2007 | 4,473 TJ | -32.7% |
| 2008 | 5,593 TJ | +25.0% |
| 2009 | 6,456 TJ | +15.4% |
| 2010 | 11,061 TJ | +71.3% |
| 2011 | 15,290 TJ | +38.2% |
| 2012 | 15,088 TJ | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 14,392 TJ | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 14,599 TJ | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 14,770 TJ | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 14,918 TJ | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 14,900 TJ | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 15,099 TJ | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 15,291 TJ | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 15,494 TJ | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 15,689 TJ | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 15,350 TJ | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 14,726 TJ | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 14,726 TJ | +0.0% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 14,726 TJ is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5,849 TJ, 2.5× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 14,726 TJ is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 741.27 TJ, 19.9× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fuelwood — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +247.1% | 1,242 TJ | 4,312 TJ |
| 2010 | +71.3% | 6,456 TJ | 11,061 TJ |
| 2006 | +54.2% | 4,312 TJ | 6,650 TJ |
| 2011 | +38.2% | 11,061 TJ | 15,290 TJ |
| 2007 | -32.7% | 6,650 TJ | 4,473 TJ |
| 2008 | +25.0% | 4,473 TJ | 5,593 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,264 TJ | 1,242 TJ | 1,334 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,370 TJ | 1,242 TJ | 6,650 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,541 TJ | 11,061 TJ | 15,291 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,197 TJ | 14,726 TJ | 15,689 TJ | 5 |
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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 fuelwood — energy consumption in Dominican Republic?
- Fuelwood — energy consumption in Dominican Republic was 14,726 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fuelwood — energy consumption recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 15,689 TJ in 2021.
- What is the lowest fuelwood — energy consumption recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,242 TJ in 1990.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for fuelwood — energy consumption?
- Dominican Republic ranks 97th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fuelwood — energy consumption rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Fuelwood — 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.