Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources was 1.29 terawatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Puerto Rico, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2025, electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Puerto Rico stood at 1.29 terawatt-hours. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.5% on the previous year and up 239.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Puerto Rico peaked at 1.29 terawatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.1 terawatt-hours, in 2003.
Puerto Rico ranks 121st of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.15 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0.13 terawatt-hours | -13.3% |
| 2002 | 0.11 terawatt-hours | -15.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1 terawatt-hours | -9.1% |
| 2004 | 0.14 terawatt-hours | +40.0% |
| 2005 | 0.14 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.14 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.16 terawatt-hours | +14.3% |
| 2008 | 0.16 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.17 terawatt-hours | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 0.16 terawatt-hours | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 0.15 terawatt-hours | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 0.12 terawatt-hours | -20.0% |
| 2013 | 0.29 terawatt-hours | +141.7% |
| 2014 | 0.35 terawatt-hours | +20.7% |
| 2015 | 0.38 terawatt-hours | +8.6% |
| 2016 | 0.39 terawatt-hours | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.37 terawatt-hours | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 0.47 terawatt-hours | +27.0% |
| 2019 | 0.73 terawatt-hours | +55.3% |
| 2020 | 0.76 terawatt-hours | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9 terawatt-hours | +18.4% |
| 2022 | 1.07 terawatt-hours | +18.9% |
| 2023 | 1.07 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.2 terawatt-hours | +12.1% |
| 2025 | 1.29 terawatt-hours | +7.5% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 1.29 terawatt-hours is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.82 terawatt-hours, 13% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 1.29 terawatt-hours is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.92 terawatt-hours, 1.4× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity generation from low-carbon sources 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +141.7% | 0.12 terawatt-hours | 0.29 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.14 terawatt-hours | 0.1 terawatt-hours | 0.17 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.341 terawatt-hours | 0.12 terawatt-hours | 0.73 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.05 terawatt-hours | 0.76 terawatt-hours | 1.29 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
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 electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Puerto Rico?
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Puerto Rico was 1.29 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 1.29 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1 terawatt-hours in 2003.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Puerto Rico ranks 121st out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from low-carbon sources rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 239.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.