Puerto Rico vs Trinidad and Tobago: Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person
Puerto Rico
5,867 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Trinidad and Tobago
6,327 kilowatt-hours
in 2024
Puerto Rico rank
22nd
Trinidad and Tobago rank
21st
Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person over time
- Puerto Rico
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 6,327 kilowatt-hours against 5,867 kilowatt-hours in Puerto Rico, a difference of 460 kilowatt-hours.
That makes Trinidad and Tobago's figure about 1.1 times Puerto Rico's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 22nd and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 21st of 214 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 1 and Trinidad and Tobago in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6,207 kilowatt-hours | 4,949 kilowatt-hours | 1,258 kilowatt-hours | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 5,722 kilowatt-hours | 6,438 kilowatt-hours | 715.54 kilowatt-hours | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2020s | 5,736 kilowatt-hours | 6,290 kilowatt-hours | 553.59 kilowatt-hours | Trinidad and Tobago |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from fossil fuels per person, Puerto Rico or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Trinidad and Tobago, at 6,327 kilowatt-hours against 5,867 kilowatt-hours in Puerto Rico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from fossil fuels per person between Puerto Rico and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 460 kilowatt-hours, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Puerto Rico and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for electricity generation from fossil fuels per person?
- Puerto Rico ranks 22nd and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 21st of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Electricity generation from coal, oil, and gas, measured in kilowatt-hours per person.