Share of electricity generation from coal in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Share of electricity generation from coal was 16.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of electricity generation from coal in Puerto Rico, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of electricity generation from coal in Puerto Rico is 16.5%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from coal in Puerto Rico peaked at 18.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2001.
That places Puerto Rico 42nd out of 210 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.4% | 1.7% | 15.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.7% | 13.7% | 18.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.3% | 16.0% | 16.5% | 6 |
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More energy & mining data for Puerto Rico
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Renewable freshwater resources per capita 2,205 cubic meters (2022)
- Internal renewable freshwater resources by region 7.1 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable freshwater resources per person 2,205 cubic meters (2022)
- Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions 33,635 tonnes (2022)
- Mineral rents 0.0% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.0% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity generation from coal in Puerto Rico?
- Share of electricity generation from coal in Puerto Rico was 16.5% in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from coal recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 18.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from coal recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2001.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for share of electricity generation from coal?
- Puerto Rico ranks 42nd out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from coal rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Share of electricity generation from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.