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 68th of 207 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.
Electricity generation from gas in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.73 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 3.81 terawatt-hours | +120.2% |
| 2002 | 3.02 terawatt-hours | -20.7% |
| 2003 | 3.15 terawatt-hours | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 2.94 terawatt-hours | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 3.12 terawatt-hours | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 3.38 terawatt-hours | +8.3% |
| 2007 | 3.45 terawatt-hours | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 3.73 terawatt-hours | +8.1% |
| 2009 | 4.21 terawatt-hours | +12.9% |
| 2010 | 3.61 terawatt-hours | -14.3% |
| 2011 | 3.4 terawatt-hours | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 5.4 terawatt-hours | +58.8% |
| 2013 | 6.74 terawatt-hours | +24.8% |
| 2014 | 6.89 terawatt-hours | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 6.37 terawatt-hours | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 6.96 terawatt-hours | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 5.28 terawatt-hours | -24.1% |
| 2018 | 6.22 terawatt-hours | +17.8% |
| 2019 | 7.63 terawatt-hours | +22.7% |
| 2020 | 5.62 terawatt-hours | -26.3% |
| 2021 | 5.28 terawatt-hours | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 5.39 terawatt-hours | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 5.39 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 5.4 terawatt-hours | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 5.98 terawatt-hours | +10.7% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 5.98 terawatt-hours is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.76 terawatt-hours, 2.2× the median. (75 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity generation from gas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +120.2% | 1.73 terawatt-hours | 3.81 terawatt-hours |
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 |
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 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 68th out of 207 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.