How does Puerto Rico rank for ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita?

Puerto Rico ranks 153rd out of 201 countries with data for 2023.

Is ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita rising or falling in Puerto Rico?

Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita in Puerto Rico

Name: IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita in Puerto Rico
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Puerto Rico: IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita was 0.0001 kt per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.0001 kt per person

Change on year

up 10.5%

World rank

153rd

of 201 countries

All-time high

0.0004 kt per person

in 1963

All-time low

0.0001 kt per person

in 2022

Years of data

1961–2023

IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita in Puerto Rico, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per person.

Analysis

Puerto Rico recorded 0.0001 kt per person for ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.5% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.0004 kt per person in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 kt per person, in 2022.

That places Puerto Rico 153rd out of 201 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita in Puerto Rico, year by year

Annual values for IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita in Puerto Rico, 1961 to 2023.
Year	kt per person	Change
1961	0.0004 kt per person	—
1962	0.0004 kt per person	+1.1%
1963	0.0004 kt per person	+0.4%
1964	0.0004 kt per person	-0.2%
1965	0.0003 kt per person	-4.4%
1966	0.0003 kt per person	+0.8%
1967	0.0003 kt per person	-1.9%
1968	0.0003 kt per person	+1.1%
1969	0.0003 kt per person	+0.8%
1970	0.0003 kt per person	+0.8%
1971	0.0003 kt per person	+0.5%
1972	0.0003 kt per person	-0.3%
1973	0.0004 kt per person	+0.7%
1974	0.0003 kt per person	-4.6%
1975	0.0003 kt per person	-0.7%
1976	0.0003 kt per person	+1.5%
1977	0.0003 kt per person	+0.5%
1978	0.0003 kt per person	-2.5%
1979	0.0003 kt per person	-7.8%
1980	0.0003 kt per person	-9.5%
1981	0.0003 kt per person	+0.6%
1982	0.0003 kt per person	+7.3%
1983	0.0003 kt per person	+6.3%
1984	0.0003 kt per person	+1.6%
1985	0.0003 kt per person	-5.0%
1986	0.0003 kt per person	+0.4%
1987	0.0003 kt per person	-13.6%
1988	0.0003 kt per person	+5.9%
1989	0.0003 kt per person	+3.3%
1990	0.0003 kt per person	+1.7%
1991	0.0003 kt per person	-1.3%
1992	0.0002 kt per person	-26.7%
1993	0.0002 kt per person	-0.9%
1994	0.0002 kt per person	-0.9%
1995	0.0002 kt per person	-13.4%
1996	0.0002 kt per person	-0.9%
1997	0.0002 kt per person	+3.3%
1998	0.0002 kt per person	-0.5%
1999	0.0002 kt per person	-1.8%
2000	0.0002 kt per person	+1.8%
2001	0.0002 kt per person	+0.4%
2002	0.0002 kt per person	+0.5%
2003	0.0002 kt per person	+1.9%
2004	0.0002 kt per person	-7.1%
2005	0.0002 kt per person	-2.4%
2006	0.0002 kt per person	-4.2%
2007	0.0002 kt per person	-3.4%
2008	0.0002 kt per person	-3.7%
2009	0.0001 kt per person	-4.0%
2010	0.0001 kt per person	-4.4%
2011	0.0001 kt per person	-3.9%
2012	0.0001 kt per person	-6.7%
2013	0.0001 kt per person	+1.1%
2014	0.0001 kt per person	-1.0%
2015	0.0001 kt per person	-0.5%
2016	0.0001 kt per person	-0.2%
2017	0.0001 kt per person	+0.1%
2018	0.0001 kt per person	+1.6%
2019	0.0001 kt per person	-3.7%
2020	0.0001 kt per person	+5.6%
2021	0.0001 kt per person	+0.2%
2022	0.0001 kt per person	-11.9%
2023	0.0001 kt per person	+10.5%

Puerto Rico compared with similar countries

Puerto Rico's 0.0001 kt per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0003 kt per person, 46% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
Puerto Rico's 0.0001 kt per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0004 kt per person, 31% of the median. (37 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita 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
1992	-26.7%	0.0003 kt per person	0.0002 kt per person

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0003 kt per person	0.0003 kt per person	0.0004 kt per person	9
1970s	0.0003 kt per person	0.0003 kt per person	0.0004 kt per person	10
1980s	0.0003 kt per person	0.0003 kt per person	0.0003 kt per person	10
1990s	0.0002 kt per person	0.0002 kt per person	0.0003 kt per person	10
2000s	0.0002 kt per person	0.0001 kt per person	0.0002 kt per person	10
2010s	0.0001 kt per person	0.0001 kt per person	0.0001 kt per person	10
2020s	0.0001 kt per person	0.0001 kt per person	0.0001 kt per person	4

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

150 Japan 0.0001 kt per person compare
151 Jamaica 0.0001 kt per person compare
152 Saint Lucia 0.0001 kt per person compare
154 Papua New Guinea 0.0001 kt per person compare
155 French Polynesia 0.0001 kt per person compare
156 Malta 0.0001 kt per person compare

See the full ranking of 203 places →

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)

All data for Puerto Rico →

Frequently asked questions

What is ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita in Puerto Rico?: Ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita in Puerto Rico was 0.0001 kt per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita recorded in Puerto Rico?: The highest recorded value was 0.0004 kt per person in 1963.
What is the lowest ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita recorded in Puerto Rico?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 kt per person in 2022.
How does Puerto Rico rank for ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita?: Puerto Rico ranks 153rd out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
Is ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita rising or falling in Puerto Rico?: Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. 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 IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) ÷ Population, total

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IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)

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Indicator: IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita
Unit: kt per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 203 places, 11,190 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 20 September 2026

IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.