Puerto Rico vs United States of America: Electricity production from coal sources

Puerto Rico
16.6%
in 2021
United States of America
15.7%
in 2024
Puerto Rico rank
43rd
United States of America rank
44th

Electricity production from coal sources over time

  • Puerto Rico
  • United States of America
0204060199020072024

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 16.6% against 15.7% in United States of America, a difference of 0.9%.

That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.1 times United States of America's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Puerto Rico ranks 43rd and United States of America ranks 44th of 210 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Puerto Rico United States of America Difference Ahead
2000s 10.1% 49.8% 39.7% United States of America
2010s 15.6% 35.5% 19.9% United States of America
2020s 16.3% 21.4% 5.0% United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity production from coal sources, Puerto Rico or United States of America?
Puerto Rico, at 16.6% against 15.7% in United States of America as of 2021.
What is the difference in electricity production from coal sources between Puerto Rico and United States of America?
0.9%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and United States of America?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Puerto Rico and United States of America rank globally for electricity production from coal sources?
Puerto Rico ranks 43rd and United States of America ranks 44th of 210 countries.
Where does this data come from?
IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Electricity production from coal sources (% of total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Electricity production from coal sources (% of total)
Unit
% of total
Source
IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
257 places, 7,768 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

The share of electricity production from coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.