Papua New Guinea vs Puerto Rico: Electricity generation from renewables
Papua New Guinea
1.12 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Puerto Rico
1.29 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
124th
Puerto Rico rank
121st
Electricity generation from renewables over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 1.29 terawatt-hours against 1.12 terawatt-hours in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.17 terawatt-hours.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.2 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 124th and Puerto Rico ranks 121st of 214 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.07 terawatt-hours | 0.14 terawatt-hours | 0.935 terawatt-hours | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 1.3 terawatt-hours | 0.341 terawatt-hours | 0.959 terawatt-hours | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 1.09 terawatt-hours | 1 terawatt-hours | 0.09 terawatt-hours | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from renewables, Papua New Guinea or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 1.29 terawatt-hours against 1.12 terawatt-hours in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from renewables between Papua New Guinea and Puerto Rico?
- 0.17 terawatt-hours, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Puerto Rico?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Puerto Rico rank globally for electricity generation from renewables?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 124th and Puerto Rico ranks 121st 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 renewables. 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.