Electricity generation from gas in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Electricity generation from gas was 5.98 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from gas 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 generation from gas in Puerto Rico is 5.98 terawatt-hours, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 10.7% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from gas in Puerto Rico peaked at 7.63 terawatt-hours in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.73 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
Puerto Rico ranks 67th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.25 terawatt-hours | 1.73 terawatt-hours | 4.21 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.85 terawatt-hours | 3.4 terawatt-hours | 7.63 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.51 terawatt-hours | 5.28 terawatt-hours | 5.98 terawatt-hours | 6 |
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More energy & mining data for Puerto Rico
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Renewable freshwater resources per capita 2,205 cubic meters (2022)
- Internal renewable freshwater resources by region 7.1 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable freshwater resources per person 2,205 cubic meters (2022)
- Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions 33,635 tonnes (2022)
- Mineral rents 0.0% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.0% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from gas in Puerto Rico?
- Electricity generation from gas in Puerto Rico was 5.98 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from gas recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 7.63 terawatt-hours in 2019.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from gas recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.73 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for electricity generation from gas?
- Puerto Rico ranks 67th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from gas rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. 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 gas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours.