Electricity production from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Electricity production from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables was 18.98 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables in Puerto Rico, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity production from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables in Puerto Rico is 18.98 terawatt-hours, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables in Puerto Rico peaked at 24.83 terawatt-hours in 2006 and was at its lowest, 16.01 terawatt-hours, in 2017.
That places Puerto Rico 60th out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Electricity production from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.7 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 22.18 terawatt-hours | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 23.05 terawatt-hours | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 23.82 terawatt-hours | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 24.01 terawatt-hours | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 24.82 terawatt-hours | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 24.83 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 24.52 terawatt-hours | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 23.09 terawatt-hours | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 22.87 terawatt-hours | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 23.09 terawatt-hours | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 22.11 terawatt-hours | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 22.18 terawatt-hours | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 21.19 terawatt-hours | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 20.71 terawatt-hours | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 20.52 terawatt-hours | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 20.25 terawatt-hours | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 16.01 terawatt-hours | -20.9% |
| 2018 | 17.22 terawatt-hours | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 18.42 terawatt-hours | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 18.31 terawatt-hours | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 18.46 terawatt-hours | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 18.83 terawatt-hours | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 18.83 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 18.8 terawatt-hours | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 18.98 terawatt-hours | +1.0% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 18.98 terawatt-hours is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.3 terawatt-hours, 4.4× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 18.98 terawatt-hours is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.52 terawatt-hours, 12.5× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.49 terawatt-hours | 21.7 terawatt-hours | 24.83 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.17 terawatt-hours | 16.01 terawatt-hours | 23.09 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.7 terawatt-hours | 18.31 terawatt-hours | 18.98 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
More energy & mining data for Puerto Rico
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables in Puerto Rico?
- Electricity production from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables in Puerto Rico was 18.98 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity production from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 24.83 terawatt-hours in 2006.
- What is the lowest electricity production from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.01 terawatt-hours in 2017.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for electricity production from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables?
- Puerto Rico ranks 60th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity production from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity production from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Electricity generation from coal, oil, and gas, measured in terawatt-hours.