Electricity production from oil sources in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Electricity production from oil sources was 37.0% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from oil sources in Puerto Rico, 2000–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2021, electricity production from oil sources in Puerto Rico stood at 37.0%. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.7% on the previous year and down 45.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil sources in Puerto Rico peaked at 88.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 37.0%, in 2021.
Puerto Rico ranks 68th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil sources in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 88.2% | — |
| 2001 | 86.8% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 82.2% | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 74.2% | -9.8% |
| 2004 | 74.4% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 74.7% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 71.7% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 70.9% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 68.0% | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 66.4% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 70.3% | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 68.2% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 60.6% | -11.2% |
| 2013 | 51.2% | -15.6% |
| 2014 | 48.0% | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 51.8% | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 47.1% | -8.9% |
| 2017 | 50.8% | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 48.0% | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 38.0% | -20.9% |
| 2020 | 50.5% | +32.8% |
| 2021 | 37.0% | -26.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.7% | 66.4% | 88.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.4% | 38.0% | 70.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.7% | 37.0% | 50.5% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil sources in Puerto Rico?
- Electricity production from oil sources in Puerto Rico was 37.0% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil sources recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 88.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil sources recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.0% in 2021.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for electricity production from oil sources?
- Puerto Rico ranks 68th out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is electricity production from oil sources rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 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 sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products.