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Electricity generation from coal in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico: Electricity generation from coal was 3.35 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
3.35 terawatt-hours
Change on year
up 4.7%
World rank
45th
of 207 countries
All-time high
3.67 terawatt-hours
in 2014
All-time low
0.39 terawatt-hours
in 2001
Years of data
26
2000–2025

Electricity generation from coal in Puerto Rico, 2000–2025

012342000201220252000: 0.41 terawatt-hours2001: 0.39 terawatt-hours2002: 0.99 terawatt-hours2003: 2.9 terawatt-hours2004: 3.1 terawatt-hours2005: 3.1 terawatt-hours2006: 3.6 terawatt-hours2007: 3.6 terawatt-hours2008: 3.6 terawatt-hours2009: 3.4 terawatt-hours2010: 3.2 terawatt-hours2011: 3.5 terawatt-hours2012: 3.2 terawatt-hours2013: 3.4 terawatt-hours2014: 3.7 terawatt-hours2015: 3.3 terawatt-hours2016: 3.5 terawatt-hours2017: 2.3 terawatt-hours2018: 2.5 terawatt-hours2019: 3.5 terawatt-hours2020: 3.1 terawatt-hours2021: 3.2 terawatt-hours2022: 3.2 terawatt-hours2023: 3.2 terawatt-hours2024: 3.2 terawatt-hours2025: 3.4 terawatt-hours

Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.

Analysis

Puerto Rico recorded 3.35 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from coal in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electricity generation from coal in Puerto Rico peaked at 3.67 terawatt-hours in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.39 terawatt-hours, in 2001.

Puerto Rico ranks 45th of 207 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.5 terawatt-hours 0.39 terawatt-hours 3.6 terawatt-hours 10
2010s 3.21 terawatt-hours 2.32 terawatt-hours 3.67 terawatt-hours 10
2020s 3.21 terawatt-hours 3.06 terawatt-hours 3.35 terawatt-hours 6

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

  1. 42 Zimbabwe 4.4 terawatt-hours compare
  2. 43 Italy 3.73 terawatt-hours compare
  3. 44 Botswana 3.37 terawatt-hours compare
  4. 46 Argentina 2.82 terawatt-hours compare
  5. 47 Israel 2.8 terawatt-hours compare
  6. 48 Greece 2.74 terawatt-hours compare

See the full ranking of 213 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is electricity generation from coal in Puerto Rico?
Electricity generation from coal in Puerto Rico was 3.35 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest electricity generation from coal recorded in Puerto Rico?
The highest recorded value was 3.67 terawatt-hours in 2014.
What is the lowest electricity generation from coal recorded in Puerto Rico?
The lowest recorded value was 0.39 terawatt-hours in 2001.
How does Puerto Rico rank for electricity generation from coal?
Puerto Rico ranks 45th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
Is electricity generation from coal rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 generation from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation from coal
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
213 places, 6,154 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours.