Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%) in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%) was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Puerto Rico, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Puerto Rico stood at 0.0%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Puerto Rico peaked at 1.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2017.
Puerto Rico ranks 246th of 248 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%) in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.8% | — |
| 1991 | 1.8% | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 1.8% | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.8% | -54.8% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | -68.8% |
| 1995 | 0.5% | +112.0% |
| 1996 | 0.7% | +39.6% |
| 1997 | 0.5% | -37.8% |
| 1998 | 0.5% | +13.0% |
| 1999 | 0.7% | +38.5% |
| 2000 | 0.6% | -23.6% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | +12.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | -14.3% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -23.1% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | +65.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -19.7% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | +160.4% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | +19.6% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | +12.7% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | — |
| 2019 | 0.0% | — |
| 2020 | 0.0% | — |
| 2021 | 0.0% | — |
| 2022 | 0.0% | — |
| 2023 | 0.0% | — |
| 2024 | 0.0% | — |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 0.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 12.4%. (80 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 0.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9.3%. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +160.4% | 0.5% | 1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.2% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.0% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 243 Brunei Darussalam 0.0% compare
- 243 Turkmenistan 0.0% compare
- 243 Brunei 0.0% compare
- 246 Cayman Islands 0.0% compare
- 246 Gibraltar 0.0%
More energy & mining data for Puerto Rico
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- 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)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Puerto Rico?
- Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Puerto Rico was 0.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2017.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption?
- Puerto Rico ranks 246th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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