Puerto Rico vs Syria: Electricity generation from oil
Puerto Rico
9.65 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Syria
11 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Puerto Rico rank
20th
Syria rank
17th
Electricity generation from oil over time
- Puerto Rico
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 11 terawatt-hours against 9.65 terawatt-hours in Puerto Rico, a difference of 1.35 terawatt-hours.
That makes Syria's figure about 1.1 times Puerto Rico's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 20th and Syria ranks 17th of 214 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 2 and Syria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.73 terawatt-hours | 17.16 terawatt-hours | 0.566 terawatt-hours | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 11.11 terawatt-hours | 9.89 terawatt-hours | 1.22 terawatt-hours | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 10.05 terawatt-hours | 11.3 terawatt-hours | 1.26 terawatt-hours | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from oil, Puerto Rico or Syria?
- Syria, at 11 terawatt-hours against 9.65 terawatt-hours in Puerto Rico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from oil between Puerto Rico and Syria?
- 1.35 terawatt-hours, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Syria?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Puerto Rico and Syria rank globally for electricity generation from oil?
- Puerto Rico ranks 20th and Syria ranks 17th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from oil. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.