Electricity generation in Puerto Rico

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

Latest (2025)
20.27 terawatt-hours
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
84th
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 generation 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) 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

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. 81 Dominican Republic 22.68 terawatt-hours compare
  2. 82 Tunisia 22.31 terawatt-hours compare
  3. 83 Myanmar 21.71 terawatt-hours compare
  4. 85 Mozambique 19.79 terawatt-hours compare
  5. 86 Zambia 19.72 terawatt-hours compare
  6. 87 Cuba 19.43 terawatt-hours compare

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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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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
216 places, 6,724 data points, 1920–2025
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Total electricity generated in each country or region, measured in terawatt-hours.