Electricity generation from hydropower in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Electricity generation from hydropower was 0.05 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.05 terawatt-hours
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
140th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.17 terawatt-hours
in 2009
All-time low
0.04 terawatt-hours
in 2018
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Electricity generation from hydropower in Puerto Rico, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity generation from hydropower in Puerto Rico is 0.05 terawatt-hours, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from hydropower in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.17 terawatt-hours in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.04 terawatt-hours, in 2018.
That places Puerto Rico 140th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Electricity generation from hydropower in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.15 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0.13 terawatt-hours | -13.3% |
| 2002 | 0.11 terawatt-hours | -15.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1 terawatt-hours | -9.1% |
| 2004 | 0.14 terawatt-hours | +40.0% |
| 2005 | 0.14 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.14 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.16 terawatt-hours | +14.3% |
| 2008 | 0.16 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.17 terawatt-hours | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 0.16 terawatt-hours | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 0.15 terawatt-hours | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 0.09 terawatt-hours | -40.0% |
| 2013 | 0.08 terawatt-hours | -11.1% |
| 2014 | 0.08 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.05 terawatt-hours | -37.5% |
| 2016 | 0.07 terawatt-hours | +40.0% |
| 2017 | 0.05 terawatt-hours | -28.6% |
| 2018 | 0.04 terawatt-hours | -20.0% |
| 2019 | 0.05 terawatt-hours | +25.0% |
| 2020 | 0.05 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.05 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.05 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.05 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.05 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.05 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 0.05 terawatt-hours is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.23 terawatt-hours, 22% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 0.05 terawatt-hours is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.24 terawatt-hours, 21% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.14 terawatt-hours | 0.1 terawatt-hours | 0.17 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.082 terawatt-hours | 0.04 terawatt-hours | 0.16 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.05 terawatt-hours | 0.05 terawatt-hours | 0.05 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 137 Burkina Faso 0.09 terawatt-hours compare
- 138 Togo 0.08 terawatt-hours compare
- 139 Mongolia 0.06 terawatt-hours compare
- 140 Luxembourg 0.05 terawatt-hours compare
- 140 Netherlands 0.05 terawatt-hours compare
- 143 Estonia 0.03 terawatt-hours compare
- 143 Samoa 0.03 terawatt-hours 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)
- 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 hydropower in Puerto Rico?
- Electricity generation from hydropower in Puerto Rico was 0.05 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 hydropower recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.17 terawatt-hours in 2009.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from hydropower recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.04 terawatt-hours in 2018.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for electricity generation from hydropower?
- Puerto Rico ranks 140th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from hydropower rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 hydropower. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours.