Electricity generation from coal in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Electricity generation from coal was 3.35 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from coal in Puerto Rico, 2000–2025
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 211 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Electricity generation from coal in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.41 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0.39 terawatt-hours | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 0.99 terawatt-hours | +153.8% |
| 2003 | 2.92 terawatt-hours | +194.9% |
| 2004 | 3.12 terawatt-hours | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 3.06 terawatt-hours | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 3.58 terawatt-hours | +17.0% |
| 2007 | 3.6 terawatt-hours | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 3.58 terawatt-hours | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 3.39 terawatt-hours | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 3.19 terawatt-hours | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 3.51 terawatt-hours | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 3.25 terawatt-hours | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 3.43 terawatt-hours | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 3.67 terawatt-hours | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 3.26 terawatt-hours | -11.2% |
| 2016 | 3.48 terawatt-hours | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 2.32 terawatt-hours | -33.3% |
| 2018 | 2.51 terawatt-hours | +8.2% |
| 2019 | 3.52 terawatt-hours | +40.2% |
| 2020 | 3.06 terawatt-hours | -13.1% |
| 2021 | 3.18 terawatt-hours | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 3.24 terawatt-hours | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 3.24 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3.2 terawatt-hours | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 3.35 terawatt-hours | +4.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity generation from coal in Puerto Rico changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +194.9% | 0.99 terawatt-hours | 2.92 terawatt-hours |
| 2002 | +153.8% | 0.39 terawatt-hours | 0.99 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 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 211 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
Measured in terawatt-hours.