Puerto Rico vs Small states: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources over time
- Puerto Rico
- Small states
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 95.4% against 24.2% in Small states, a difference of 71.2%.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 3.9 times Small states's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.
Puerto Rico ranks 39th and Small states ranks 36th of 210 countries.
Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.5% | 67.4% | 32.0% | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 98.0% | 56.8% | 41.2% | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 95.7% | 48.8% | 46.9% | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources, Puerto Rico or Small states?
- Puerto Rico, at 95.4% against 24.2% in Small states as of 2021.
- What is the difference in electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources between Puerto Rico and Small states?
- 71.2%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Small states?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Puerto Rico and Small states rank globally for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Puerto Rico ranks 39th and Small states ranks 36th of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids. 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.