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Electricity demand in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico: Electricity demand was 20.27 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
20.27 terawatt-hours
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
83rd
of 214 countries
All-time high
24.97 terawatt-hours
in 2006
All-time low
16.38 terawatt-hours
in 2017
Years of data
26
2000–2025

Electricity demand in Puerto Rico, 2000–2025

05101520252000201220252000: 21.9 terawatt-hours2001: 22.3 terawatt-hours2002: 23.2 terawatt-hours2003: 23.9 terawatt-hours2004: 24.1 terawatt-hours2005: 25 terawatt-hours2006: 25 terawatt-hours2007: 24.7 terawatt-hours2008: 23.2 terawatt-hours2009: 23 terawatt-hours2010: 23.2 terawatt-hours2011: 22.3 terawatt-hours2012: 22.3 terawatt-hours2013: 21.5 terawatt-hours2014: 21.1 terawatt-hours2015: 20.9 terawatt-hours2016: 20.6 terawatt-hours2017: 16.4 terawatt-hours2018: 17.7 terawatt-hours2019: 19.1 terawatt-hours2020: 19.1 terawatt-hours2021: 19.4 terawatt-hours2022: 19.9 terawatt-hours2023: 19.9 terawatt-hours2024: 20 terawatt-hours2025: 20.3 terawatt-hours

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

Analysis

In 2025, electricity demand in Puerto Rico stood at 20.27 terawatt-hours.

That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electricity demand in Puerto Rico peaked at 24.97 terawatt-hours in 2006 and was at its lowest, 16.38 terawatt-hours, in 2017.

Puerto Rico ranks 83rd of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 23.63 terawatt-hours 21.85 terawatt-hours 24.97 terawatt-hours 10
2010s 20.51 terawatt-hours 16.38 terawatt-hours 23.25 terawatt-hours 10
2020s 19.75 terawatt-hours 19.07 terawatt-hours 20.27 terawatt-hours 6

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

  1. 80 Cambodia 22.39 terawatt-hours compare
  2. 81 Myanmar 21.92 terawatt-hours compare
  3. 82 Ghana 21.83 terawatt-hours compare
  4. 84 Croatia 20.05 terawatt-hours compare
  5. 85 Tajikistan 19.47 terawatt-hours compare
  6. 86 Cuba 19.43 terawatt-hours compare

See the full ranking of 214 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is electricity demand in Puerto Rico?
Electricity demand in Puerto Rico was 20.27 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest electricity demand recorded in Puerto Rico?
The highest recorded value was 24.97 terawatt-hours in 2006.
What is the lowest electricity demand recorded in Puerto Rico?
The lowest recorded value was 16.38 terawatt-hours in 2017.
How does Puerto Rico rank for electricity demand?
Puerto Rico ranks 83rd out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
Is electricity demand rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
The figures come from Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity demand
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 5,717 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours.