Electricity demand per person in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Electricity demand per person was 6,265 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
6,265 kilowatt-hours
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
48th
of 214 countries
All-time high
6,612 kilowatt-hours
in 2006
All-time low
4,858 kilowatt-hours
in 2017
Years of data
26
2000–2025
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.
Electricity demand per person in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5,735 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 5,851 kilowatt-hours | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 6,078 kilowatt-hours | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 6,285 kilowatt-hours | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 6,358 kilowatt-hours | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 6,589 kilowatt-hours | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 6,612 kilowatt-hours | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 6,558 kilowatt-hours | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 6,201 kilowatt-hours | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 6,169 kilowatt-hours | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 6,259 kilowatt-hours | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 6,043 kilowatt-hours | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 6,116 kilowatt-hours | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 5,955 kilowatt-hours | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 5,907 kilowatt-hours | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 5,934 kilowatt-hours | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 5,938 kilowatt-hours | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 4,858 kilowatt-hours | -18.2% |
| 2018 | 5,377 kilowatt-hours | +10.7% |
| 2019 | 5,824 kilowatt-hours | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 5,821 kilowatt-hours | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 5,951 kilowatt-hours | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 6,140 kilowatt-hours | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 6,138 kilowatt-hours | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 6,169 kilowatt-hours | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 6,265 kilowatt-hours | +1.6% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 6,265 kilowatt-hours is below the median for high income countries, which is 6,759 kilowatt-hours, 93% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 6,265 kilowatt-hours is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2,703 kilowatt-hours, 2.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
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 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 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.