Fossil fuel consumption, per capita in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Fossil fuel consumption, per capita was 0 terawatt-hours per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fossil fuel consumption, per capita in Puerto Rico, 1980–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in terawatt-hours per person.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 0 terawatt-hours per person for fossil fuel consumption, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fossil fuel consumption, per capita in Puerto Rico peaked at 0 terawatt-hours per person in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours per person, in 1999.
Puerto Rico ranks 46th of 205 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Fossil fuel consumption, per capita in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | — |
| 1981 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +93.9% |
| 2001 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +8.7% |
| 2002 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -8.8% |
| 2007 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -14.9% |
| 2011 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +9.3% |
| 2012 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -11.7% |
| 2014 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -6.8% |
| 2020 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -12.7% |
| 2021 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +12.9% |
| 2022 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +21.5% |
| 2024 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +1.2% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 0 terawatt-hours per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0 terawatt-hours per person, 98% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 0 terawatt-hours per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0 terawatt-hours per person, 2.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fossil fuel consumption, per capita in Puerto Rico changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +93.9% | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 5 |
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 fossil fuel consumption, per capita in Puerto Rico?
- Fossil fuel consumption, per capita in Puerto Rico was 0 terawatt-hours per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fossil fuel consumption, per capita recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours per person in 2004.
- What is the lowest fossil fuel consumption, per capita recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours per person in 1999.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for fossil fuel consumption, per capita?
- Puerto Rico ranks 46th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fossil fuel consumption, per capita rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Fossil fuel consumption, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Fossil fuel consumption divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Fossil fuel consumption ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Fossil fuel consumption Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Fossil fuel consumption divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.