India vs Puerto Rico: Electricity generation from coal per person
India
1,007 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Puerto Rico
1,035 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
India rank
29th
Puerto Rico rank
27th
Electricity generation from coal per person over time
- India
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 1,035 kilowatt-hours against 1,007 kilowatt-hours in India, a difference of 28 kilowatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was India ahead.
India ranks 29th and Puerto Rico ranks 27th of 207 countries.
Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 420.56 kilowatt-hours | 663.32 kilowatt-hours | 242.76 kilowatt-hours | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 717.91 kilowatt-hours | 913.15 kilowatt-hours | 195.24 kilowatt-hours | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 950.79 kilowatt-hours | 988.86 kilowatt-hours | 38.06 kilowatt-hours | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from coal per person, India or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 1,035 kilowatt-hours against 1,007 kilowatt-hours in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from coal per person between India and Puerto Rico?
- 28 kilowatt-hours, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Puerto Rico?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do India and Puerto Rico rank globally for electricity generation from coal per person?
- India ranks 29th and Puerto Rico ranks 27th of 207 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 coal per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.