Annual Net Emissions/Removals (Greenhouse gas, Total, Metric ton of) in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico: Annual Net Emissions/Removals (Greenhouse gas, Total, Metric ton of) was 0.0019 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0019 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 4.3%
World rank
28th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.0056 units per square kilometre
in 1978
All-time low
0.0015 units per square kilometre
in 2013
Years of data
54
1970–2023

Annual Net Emissions/Removals (Greenhouse gas, Total, Metric ton of) in Puerto Rico, 1970–2023

0.0020.0030.0040.0050.006197019962023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

Puerto Rico recorded 0.0019 units per square kilometre for annual net emissions/removals (greenhouse gas, total, metric ton of) in 2023.

That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 24.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual net emissions/removals (greenhouse gas, total, metric ton of) in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.0056 units per square kilometre in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.0015 units per square kilometre, in 2013.

Puerto Rico ranks 28th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.

Annual Net Emissions/Removals (Greenhouse gas, Total, Metric ton of) in Puerto Rico, year by year

Annual values for Annual Net Emissions/Removals (Greenhouse gas, Total, Metric ton of CO₂), per square kilometre in Puerto Rico, 1970 to 2023.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1970 0.0035 units per square kilometre
1971 0.0038 units per square kilometre +7.5%
1972 0.0046 units per square kilometre +21.3%
1973 0.0051 units per square kilometre +10.5%
1974 0.0049 units per square kilometre -5.0%
1975 0.0045 units per square kilometre -6.6%
1976 0.005 units per square kilometre +9.4%
1977 0.0056 units per square kilometre +12.0%
1978 0.0056 units per square kilometre +1.2%
1979 0.0048 units per square kilometre -14.3%
1980 0.004 units per square kilometre -17.3%
1981 0.0035 units per square kilometre -13.3%
1982 0.0027 units per square kilometre -22.2%
1983 0.0027 units per square kilometre +2.2%
1984 0.0025 units per square kilometre -9.0%
1985 0.0022 units per square kilometre -11.1%
1986 0.0027 units per square kilometre +21.6%
1987 0.0024 units per square kilometre -10.0%
1988 0.0028 units per square kilometre +15.6%
1989 0.0029 units per square kilometre +4.7%
1990 0.0025 units per square kilometre -16.7%
1991 0.0025 units per square kilometre +2.6%
1992 0.0026 units per square kilometre +1.9%
1993 0.0026 units per square kilometre +2.5%
1994 0.0027 units per square kilometre +3.1%
1995 0.0027 units per square kilometre +1.5%
1996 0.0028 units per square kilometre +1.3%
1997 0.0029 units per square kilometre +2.7%
1998 0.0029 units per square kilometre +1.7%
1999 0.0031 units per square kilometre +7.7%
2000 0.0031 units per square kilometre +0.2%
2001 0.0031 units per square kilometre -1.2%
2002 0.0026 units per square kilometre -16.9%
2003 0.0033 units per square kilometre +27.8%
2004 0.0033 units per square kilometre +0.1%
2005 0.0033 units per square kilometre +0.4%
2006 0.0022 units per square kilometre -32.1%
2007 0.0024 units per square kilometre +4.9%
2008 0.0021 units per square kilometre -12.6%
2009 0.0019 units per square kilometre -8.1%
2010 0.0018 units per square kilometre -3.8%
2011 0.0016 units per square kilometre -11.4%
2012 0.0016 units per square kilometre -2.8%
2013 0.0015 units per square kilometre -3.0%
2014 0.0016 units per square kilometre +4.3%
2015 0.0016 units per square kilometre +4.0%
2016 0.0016 units per square kilometre -5.3%
2017 0.0016 units per square kilometre +1.5%
2018 0.0018 units per square kilometre +14.4%
2019 0.0017 units per square kilometre -7.3%
2020 0.0017 units per square kilometre -1.7%
2021 0.0017 units per square kilometre +1.7%
2022 0.0018 units per square kilometre +8.2%
2023 0.0019 units per square kilometre +4.3%

Puerto Rico compared with similar countries

  • Puerto Rico's 0.0019 units per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0008 units per square kilometre, 2.4× the median. (74 countries reporting)
  • Puerto Rico's 0.0019 units per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0003 units per square kilometre, 5.9× the median. (38 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0047 units per square kilometre 0.0035 units per square kilometre 0.0056 units per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.0028 units per square kilometre 0.0022 units per square kilometre 0.004 units per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.0027 units per square kilometre 0.0025 units per square kilometre 0.0031 units per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0027 units per square kilometre 0.0019 units per square kilometre 0.0033 units per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0016 units per square kilometre 0.0015 units per square kilometre 0.0018 units per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0018 units per square kilometre 0.0017 units per square kilometre 0.0019 units per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

  1. 25 Barbados 0.0021 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 26 Seychelles 0.002 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 27 Germany 0.0019 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 29 Vietnam 0.0017 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 30 Bangladesh 0.0017 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 31 Cayman Islands 0.0016 units per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is annual net emissions/removals (greenhouse gas, total, metric ton of) in Puerto Rico?
Annual net emissions/removals (greenhouse gas, total, metric ton of) in Puerto Rico was 0.0019 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest annual net emissions/removals (greenhouse gas, total, metric ton of) recorded in Puerto Rico?
The highest recorded value was 0.0056 units per square kilometre in 1978.
What is the lowest annual net emissions/removals (greenhouse gas, total, metric ton of) recorded in Puerto Rico?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0015 units per square kilometre in 2013.
How does Puerto Rico rank for annual net emissions/removals (greenhouse gas, total, metric ton of)?
Puerto Rico ranks 28th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
Is annual net emissions/removals (greenhouse gas, total, metric ton of) rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Annual Net Emissions/Removals (Greenhouse gas, Total, Metric ton of CO₂), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Annual Net Emissions/Removals (Greenhouse gas, Total, Metric ton of CO₂) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Annual Net Emissions/Removals (Greenhouse gas, Total, Metric ton of CO₂), per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
201 places, 10,149 data points, 1970–2023
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Annual Net Emissions/Removals (Greenhouse gas, Total, Metric ton of CO₂) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.