Solid biofuels — Energy consumption in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Solid biofuels — Energy consumption was 26,283 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Solid biofuels — 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 solid biofuels — energy consumption in Dominican Republic is 26,283 TJ, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid biofuels — energy consumption in Dominican Republic peaked at 29,859 TJ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 15,710 TJ, in 1995.
That places Dominican Republic 96th out of 209 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Solid biofuels — Energy consumption in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 17,916 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 18,891 TJ | +5.4% |
| 1992 | 17,987 TJ | -4.8% |
| 1993 | 18,553 TJ | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 17,466 TJ | -5.9% |
| 1995 | 15,710 TJ | -10.1% |
| 1996 | 19,807 TJ | +26.1% |
| 1997 | 20,054 TJ | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 17,274 TJ | -13.9% |
| 1999 | 16,410 TJ | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 18,124 TJ | +10.4% |
| 2001 | 18,296 TJ | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 19,688 TJ | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 19,246 TJ | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 20,892 TJ | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 20,347 TJ | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 22,395 TJ | +10.1% |
| 2007 | 22,602 TJ | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 23,592 TJ | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 24,617 TJ | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 25,827 TJ | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 26,812 TJ | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 27,420 TJ | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 26,033 TJ | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 26,758 TJ | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 25,629 TJ | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 26,905 TJ | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 27,976 TJ | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 27,762 TJ | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 29,829 TJ | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 29,859 TJ | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 29,273 TJ | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 27,035 TJ | -7.6% |
| 2023 | 26,283 TJ | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 26,283 TJ | +0.0% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 26,283 TJ is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7,461 TJ, 3.5× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 26,283 TJ is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3,491 TJ, 7.5× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18,007 TJ | 15,710 TJ | 20,054 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 20,980 TJ | 18,124 TJ | 24,617 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 27,095 TJ | 25,629 TJ | 29,829 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 27,747 TJ | 26,283 TJ | 29,859 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 solid biofuels — energy consumption in Dominican Republic?
- Solid biofuels — energy consumption in Dominican Republic was 26,283 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid biofuels — energy consumption recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 29,859 TJ in 2020.
- What is the lowest solid biofuels — energy consumption recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,710 TJ in 1995.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for solid biofuels — energy consumption?
- Dominican Republic ranks 96th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is solid biofuels — energy consumption rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. 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 Solid biofuels — Energy consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.