Cuba vs Puerto Rico: Electricity generation from hydropower per person
Cuba
10.93 kilowatt-hours
in 2024
Puerto Rico
15.45 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Cuba rank
145th
Puerto Rico rank
143rd
Electricity generation from hydropower per person over time
- Cuba
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 15.45 kilowatt-hours against 10.93 kilowatt-hours in Cuba, a difference of 4.52 kilowatt-hours.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.4 times Cuba's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Cuba ranks 145th and Puerto Rico ranks 143rd of 211 countries.
Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.34 kilowatt-hours | 37.02 kilowatt-hours | 27.68 kilowatt-hours | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 8.96 kilowatt-hours | 22.96 kilowatt-hours | 14 kilowatt-hours | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 10.66 kilowatt-hours | 15.38 kilowatt-hours | 4.72 kilowatt-hours | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from hydropower per person, Cuba or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 15.45 kilowatt-hours against 10.93 kilowatt-hours in Cuba as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from hydropower per person between Cuba and Puerto Rico?
- 4.52 kilowatt-hours, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Puerto Rico?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and Puerto Rico rank globally for electricity generation from hydropower per person?
- Cuba ranks 145th and Puerto Rico ranks 143rd of 211 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 hydropower per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.