Electricity demand per person in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Electricity demand per person was 6,265 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ▼ Falling
Electricity demand per person in Puerto Rico, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity demand per person in Puerto Rico is 6,265 kilowatt-hours, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand per person in Puerto Rico peaked at 6,612 kilowatt-hours in 2006 and was at its lowest, 4,858 kilowatt-hours, in 2017.
That places Puerto Rico 48th out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6,244 kilowatt-hours | 5,735 kilowatt-hours | 6,612 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,821 kilowatt-hours | 4,858 kilowatt-hours | 6,259 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,081 kilowatt-hours | 5,821 kilowatt-hours | 6,265 kilowatt-hours | 6 |
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- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
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- Internal renewable freshwater resources by region 7.1 (2022)
- Per capita renewable freshwater resources 2,205 (2022)
- Sulphur dioxide and coal 33,635 (2022)
- Mineral rents 0.0% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.0% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity demand per person in Puerto Rico?
- Electricity demand per person in Puerto Rico was 6,265 kilowatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand per person recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 6,612 kilowatt-hours in 2006.
- What is the lowest electricity demand per person recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,858 kilowatt-hours in 2017.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for electricity demand per person?
- Puerto Rico ranks 48th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity demand per person rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.