Oil share of electricity — all countries

Oil share of electricity — Dominica

Oil share of electricity in Dominica in 2021 — 79.71%. Ranked 165 in the world out of 209. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 20.55 pp.

2021 79.71% +0.1 pp vs 2020
World rank 165of 209
Period maximum 79.71%2021
Period minimum 54.76%2002

Trend over time

2000–2021 · % of generation

Oil share of electricity — Dominica, 2000–202150607080200020032006200920122015201820212000: 59.16%2001: 66.51%2002: 54.76%2003: 62.81%2004: 57.3%2005: 66.55%2006: 67.31%2007: 74.42%2008: 75.72%2009: 74.28%2010: 75.95%2011: 63.71%2012: 72.97%2013: 62.95%2014: 69.44%2015: 76.47%2016: 66.89%2017: 67.54%2018: 62.28%2019: 77.72%2020: 79.62%2021: 79.71%
Change over the period: +20.55 pp Annual average: 0.98 pp

Comparison, 2021

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Dominica

Dominica 79.71%
World 2.77%
Caribbean computed 47.15%
Oil share of electricity — Dominica, by year Dominica All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2021 79.71 +0.1 pp
2020 79.62 +1.89 pp
2019 77.72 +15.44 pp
2018 62.28 −5.26 pp
2017 67.54 +0.65 pp
2016 66.89 −9.58 pp
2015 76.47 +7.03 pp
2014 69.44 +6.49 pp
2013 62.95 −10.03 pp
2012 72.97 +9.26 pp
2011 63.71 −12.24 pp
2010 75.95 +1.67 pp
2009 74.28 −1.44 pp
2008 75.72 +1.3 pp
2007 74.42 +7.11 pp
2006 67.31 +0.76 pp
2005 66.55 +9.25 pp
2004 57.3 −5.51 pp
2003 62.81 +8.05 pp
2002 54.76 −11.75 pp
2001 66.51 +7.35 pp
2000 59.16

About the indicator

The share of electricity generated from oil and petroleum products. In large power systems this share is close to zero: burning oil for electricity is expensive, and it is more profitable to send it to transport. It is high where there is no other choice — on islands and in isolated systems, to which diesel can be shipped but where a pipeline or a large hydro plant cannot be built. A high value therefore usually says not that a country is rich in oil but that it is isolated.

Important: Aggregates are weighted by generation in terawatt-hours and computed from 2000 onward. A high value usually means an isolated power system rather than oil wealth.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.