Cuba vs Puerto Rico: Electricity demand

Cuba
19.43 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Puerto Rico
20.27 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Cuba rank
86th
Puerto Rico rank
83rd

Electricity demand over time

  • Cuba
  • Puerto Rico
0510152025200020122025

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 20.27 terawatt-hours against 19.43 terawatt-hours in Cuba, a difference of 0.84 terawatt-hours.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Puerto Rico ahead.

Cuba ranks 86th and Puerto Rico ranks 83rd of 214 countries.

Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
2000s 16.23 terawatt-hours 23.63 terawatt-hours 7.4 terawatt-hours Puerto Rico
2010s 19.53 terawatt-hours 20.51 terawatt-hours 0.984 terawatt-hours Puerto Rico
2020s 18.34 terawatt-hours 19.65 terawatt-hours 1.31 terawatt-hours Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity demand, Cuba or Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico, at 20.27 terawatt-hours against 19.43 terawatt-hours in Cuba as of 2025.
What is the difference in electricity demand between Cuba and Puerto Rico?
0.84 terawatt-hours, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Puerto Rico?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Cuba and Puerto Rico rank globally for electricity demand?
Cuba ranks 86th and Puerto Rico ranks 83rd of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity demand. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity demand
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 5,717 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours.