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.
Share of electricity generation from coal in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.9% | — |
| 2001 | 1.7% | -6.8% |
| 2002 | 4.3% | +144.5% |
| 2003 | 12.2% | +185.6% |
| 2004 | 12.9% | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 12.3% | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 14.3% | +16.9% |
| 2007 | 14.6% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 15.4% | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 14.7% | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 13.7% | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 15.8% | +14.9% |
| 2012 | 14.6% | -7.6% |
| 2013 | 16.0% | +9.6% |
| 2014 | 17.4% | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 15.6% | -10.5% |
| 2016 | 16.9% | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 14.2% | -16.0% |
| 2018 | 14.2% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 18.4% | +29.5% |
| 2020 | 16.0% | -12.7% |
| 2021 | 16.4% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 16.3% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 16.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 16.0% | -1.7% |
| 2025 | 16.5% | +3.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of electricity generation from coal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +185.6% | 4.3% | 12.2% |
| 2002 | +144.5% | 1.7% | 4.3% |
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 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
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 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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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.