Congo vs Puerto Rico: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources
Congo
1.14 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Puerto Rico
1.29 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Congo rank
123rd
Puerto Rico rank
121st
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources over time
- Congo
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 1.29 terawatt-hours against 1.14 terawatt-hours in Congo, a difference of 0.15 terawatt-hours.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 123rd and Puerto Rico ranks 121st of 214 countries.
Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.343 terawatt-hours | 0.14 terawatt-hours | 0.203 terawatt-hours | Congo |
| 2010s | 0.989 terawatt-hours | 0.341 terawatt-hours | 0.648 terawatt-hours | Congo |
| 2020s | 1.13 terawatt-hours | 1 terawatt-hours | 0.128 terawatt-hours | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from low-carbon sources, Congo or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 1.29 terawatt-hours against 1.14 terawatt-hours in Congo as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from low-carbon sources between Congo and Puerto Rico?
- 0.15 terawatt-hours, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Puerto Rico?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Puerto Rico rank globally for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Congo ranks 123rd and Puerto Rico ranks 121st of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours. 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.