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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 209 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

051015202000201220252000: 19.6 terawatt-hours2001: 18 terawatt-hours2002: 19 terawatt-hours2003: 17.8 terawatt-hours2004: 17.9 terawatt-hours2005: 18.6 terawatt-hours2006: 17.9 terawatt-hours2007: 17.5 terawatt-hours2008: 15.8 terawatt-hours2009: 15.3 terawatt-hours2010: 16.3 terawatt-hours2011: 15.2 terawatt-hours2012: 13.5 terawatt-hours2013: 11 terawatt-hours2014: 10.2 terawatt-hours2015: 10.9 terawatt-hours2016: 9.8 terawatt-hours2017: 8.4 terawatt-hours2018: 8.5 terawatt-hours2019: 7.3 terawatt-hours2020: 9.6 terawatt-hours2021: 10 terawatt-hours2022: 10.2 terawatt-hours2023: 10.2 terawatt-hours2024: 10.2 terawatt-hours2025: 9.7 terawatt-hours

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 209 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 17 Syria 11 terawatt-hours compare
  2. 18 France 10.36 terawatt-hours compare
  3. 19 Spain 10.03 terawatt-hours compare
  4. 21 Libya 8.8 terawatt-hours compare
  5. 22 Canada 7.63 terawatt-hours compare
  6. 23 Indonesia 7.12 terawatt-hours compare

See the full ranking of 216 places →

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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 209 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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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation from oil
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, 6,238 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours.