Puerto Rico vs Senegal: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources
Puerto Rico
1.29 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Senegal
1.51 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Puerto Rico rank
119th
Senegal rank
118th
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources over time
- Puerto Rico
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 1.51 terawatt-hours against 1.29 terawatt-hours in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.22 terawatt-hours.
That makes Senegal's figure about 1.2 times Puerto Rico's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 119th and Senegal ranks 118th of 209 countries.
Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.14 terawatt-hours | 0.245 terawatt-hours | 0.105 terawatt-hours | Senegal |
| 2010s | 0.341 terawatt-hours | 0.458 terawatt-hours | 0.117 terawatt-hours | Senegal |
| 2020s | 1 terawatt-hours | 1.34 terawatt-hours | 0.336 terawatt-hours | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from low-carbon sources, Puerto Rico or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 1.51 terawatt-hours against 1.29 terawatt-hours in Puerto Rico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from low-carbon sources between Puerto Rico and Senegal?
- 0.22 terawatt-hours, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Senegal?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Puerto Rico and Senegal rank globally for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Puerto Rico ranks 119th and Senegal ranks 118th of 209 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. 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.