Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources was 95.4% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Puerto Rico, 2000–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 95.4% for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Puerto Rico peaked at 99.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 95.4%, in 2021.
That places Puerto Rico 39th out of 210 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 99.5% | — |
| 2001 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.5% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.4% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 99.5% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.5% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.5% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.6% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 99.3% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 98.4% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 98.0% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 97.5% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 97.3% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 96.6% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 97.4% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 96.3% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 96.0% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 95.4% | -0.6% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 95.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 62.1%, 1.5× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 95.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 80.6%, 1.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.5% | 99.4% | 99.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.0% | 96.3% | 99.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.7% | 95.4% | 96.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 36 Syrian Arab Republic 95.7% compare
- 37 Seychelles 95.5% compare
- 38 Saint Kitts and Nevis 95.5% compare
- 40 Palau 95.4% compare
- 41 Guam 95.2% compare
- 42 Micronesia, Federated States of 95.1% compare
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)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Puerto Rico?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Puerto Rico was 95.4% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.4% in 2021.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Puerto Rico ranks 39th out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.