India vs Puerto Rico: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person (low-carbon)
India
379 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Puerto Rico
398.73 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
India rank
115th
Puerto Rico rank
113th
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person (low-carbon) over time
- India
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 398.73 kilowatt-hours against 379 kilowatt-hours in India, a difference of 19.73 kilowatt-hours.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.1 times India's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was India ahead.
India ranks 115th and Puerto Rico ranks 113th of 214 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, India averaged higher in 2 and Puerto Rico in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 107.71 kilowatt-hours | 37.02 kilowatt-hours | 70.69 kilowatt-hours | India |
| 2010s | 178.65 kilowatt-hours | 99 kilowatt-hours | 79.66 kilowatt-hours | India |
| 2020s | 295.22 kilowatt-hours | 322.95 kilowatt-hours | 27.73 kilowatt-hours | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person, India or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 398.73 kilowatt-hours against 379 kilowatt-hours in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person between India and Puerto Rico?
- 19.73 kilowatt-hours, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Puerto Rico?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do India and Puerto Rico rank globally for electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person?
- India ranks 115th and Puerto Rico ranks 113th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person. Low-carbon sources correspond to renewables and nuclear power, that produce significantly less greenhouse-gas emissions than fossil fuels. Renewables include solar, wind, hydropower, bioenergy, geothermal, wave, and tidal.