Total coal consumption fell 6.33% to 1,019 kt in Dominican Republic in 2015, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, total coal consumption in Dominican Republic reached an all time high of 1,165 kt in 2003 and an all time low of 7.72 kt in 1983. When compared to Dominican Republic's main peers, total coal consumption in Cuba amounted to 3.08 kt, 146 kt in Jamaica, 24,251 kt in Mexico and 798,155 kt in USA in 2015.
Dominican Republic has been ranked 71st within the group of 126 countries we follow in terms of total coal consumption, 4 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Total Coal Consumption | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Belize | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Canada | kt | 53,943 | 55,661 | 51,471 | 47,395 | 46,447 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cayman Islands | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| China | kt | 3,320,623 | 3,847,153 | 4,287,557 | 4,538,507 | 4,678,490 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cuba | kt | 30.5 | 25.4 | 25.4 | 24.3 | 3.25 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dominican Republic | kt | 940 | 823 | 875 | 966 | 950 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guatemala | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | 324 | 542 | 548 | 631 | 632 | ||||||||||||
| Haiti | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Honduras | kt | 189 | 118 | 125 | 121 | 124 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jamaica | kt | 56.6 | 50.7 | 61.8 | 58.8 | 98.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | kt | 181,497 | 195,959 | 189,619 | 197,483 | 209,934 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | kt | 17,910 | 25,565 | 28,430 | 25,278 | 25,580 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | kt | 997,478 | 1,048,514 | 1,002,948 | 889,185 | 924,442 |
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