Electricity generation from oil in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Electricity generation from oil was 9.65 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
9.65 terawatt-hours
Change on year
down 5.4%
World rank
20th
of 214 countries
All-time high
19.56 terawatt-hours
in 2000
All-time low
7.27 terawatt-hours
in 2019
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Electricity generation from oil in Puerto Rico, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 9.65 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from oil in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.4% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from oil in Puerto Rico peaked at 19.56 terawatt-hours in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7.27 terawatt-hours, in 2019.
That places Puerto Rico 20th out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Electricity generation from oil in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.56 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 17.98 terawatt-hours | -8.1% |
| 2002 | 19.04 terawatt-hours | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 17.75 terawatt-hours | -6.8% |
| 2004 | 17.95 terawatt-hours | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 18.64 terawatt-hours | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 17.87 terawatt-hours | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 17.47 terawatt-hours | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 15.78 terawatt-hours | -9.7% |
| 2009 | 15.27 terawatt-hours | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 16.29 terawatt-hours | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 15.2 terawatt-hours | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 13.53 terawatt-hours | -11.0% |
| 2013 | 11.02 terawatt-hours | -18.6% |
| 2014 | 10.15 terawatt-hours | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 10.89 terawatt-hours | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 9.81 terawatt-hours | -9.9% |
| 2017 | 8.41 terawatt-hours | -14.3% |
| 2018 | 8.49 terawatt-hours | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 7.27 terawatt-hours | -14.4% |
| 2020 | 9.63 terawatt-hours | +32.5% |
| 2021 | 10 terawatt-hours | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 10.2 terawatt-hours | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 10.2 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 10.2 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 9.65 terawatt-hours | -5.4% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 9.65 terawatt-hours is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.71 terawatt-hours, 13.6× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 9.65 terawatt-hours is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.8 terawatt-hours, 12.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.73 terawatt-hours | 15.27 terawatt-hours | 19.56 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.11 terawatt-hours | 7.27 terawatt-hours | 16.29 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.98 terawatt-hours | 9.63 terawatt-hours | 10.2 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 oil in Puerto Rico?
- Electricity generation from oil in Puerto Rico was 9.65 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 oil recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 19.56 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from oil recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.27 terawatt-hours in 2019.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for electricity generation from oil?
- Puerto Rico ranks 20th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from oil rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. 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 from oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours.