Industrial Wastewater — Emissions in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Industrial Wastewater — Emissions was 0.0778 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Industrial Wastewater — Emissions in Puerto Rico, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, industrial wastewater — emissions in Puerto Rico stood at 0.0778 kt. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 67.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industrial wastewater — emissions in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.4058 kt in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0778 kt, in 2021.
That places Puerto Rico 160th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Industrial Wastewater — Emissions in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3713 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.4058 kt | +9.3% |
| 1992 | 0.3678 kt | -9.4% |
| 1993 | 0.361 kt | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.3446 kt | -4.5% |
| 1995 | 0.4034 kt | +17.0% |
| 1996 | 0.3555 kt | -11.9% |
| 1997 | 0.3207 kt | -9.8% |
| 1998 | 0.2983 kt | -7.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2502 kt | -16.1% |
| 2000 | 0.2831 kt | +13.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2494 kt | -11.9% |
| 2002 | 0.2491 kt | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2245 kt | -9.9% |
| 2004 | 0.2502 kt | +11.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2369 kt | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 0.239 kt | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2474 kt | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2479 kt | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2482 kt | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2548 kt | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2636 kt | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2474 kt | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 0.238 kt | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1081 kt | -54.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1035 kt | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1071 kt | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.114 kt | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 0.117 kt | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.117 kt | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.117 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0778 kt | -33.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0778 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0778 kt | +0.0% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 0.0778 kt is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.91 kt, 4% of the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 0.0778 kt is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.18 kt, 7% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Industrial Wastewater — Emissions in Puerto Rico changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | -54.6% | 0.238 kt | 0.1081 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3479 kt | 0.2502 kt | 0.4058 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2476 kt | 0.2245 kt | 0.2831 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1671 kt | 0.1035 kt | 0.2636 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0876 kt | 0.0778 kt | 0.117 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 157 Montenegro 0.1453 kt compare
- 158 Palestine 0.1097 kt compare
- 159 Suriname 0.0883 kt compare
- 161 Barbados 0.0696 kt compare
- 162 New Caledonia 0.0541 kt compare
- 163 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0513 kt compare
More climate change data for Puerto Rico
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.50 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,291 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 329.16 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 961.57 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 34.34 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 13.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 13.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.0196 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0524 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industrial wastewater — emissions in Puerto Rico?
- Industrial wastewater — emissions in Puerto Rico was 0.0778 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest industrial wastewater — emissions recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4058 kt in 1991.
- What is the lowest industrial wastewater — emissions recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0778 kt in 2021.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for industrial wastewater — emissions?
- Puerto Rico ranks 160th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is industrial wastewater — emissions rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.