Electricity generation in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Electricity generation was 20.27 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▼ Falling
Electricity generation 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 in Puerto Rico is 20.27 terawatt-hours, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation in Puerto Rico peaked at 24.97 terawatt-hours in 2006 and was at its lowest, 16.38 terawatt-hours, in 2017.
That places Puerto Rico 84th out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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 in Puerto Rico?
- Electricity generation in Puerto Rico was 20.27 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 recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 24.97 terawatt-hours in 2006.
- What is the lowest electricity generation recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.38 terawatt-hours in 2017.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for electricity generation?
- Puerto Rico ranks 84th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation 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) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total electricity generated in each country or region, measured in terawatt-hours.