Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels was 93.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels 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 fossil fuels in Puerto Rico is 93.6%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Puerto Rico peaked at 99.6% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 93.6%, in 2025.
That places Puerto Rico 44th out of 213 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.
Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 99.3% | — |
| 2001 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 99.6% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 99.4% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.4% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 99.3% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.3% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 98.6% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 98.3% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 98.2% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 98.1% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 97.7% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 97.3% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 96.2% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 96.0% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 95.4% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 94.6% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 94.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 94.0% | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 93.6% | -0.4% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 93.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 60.0%, 1.6× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 93.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 76.2%, 1.2× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.4% | 99.3% | 99.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.3% | 96.2% | 99.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.7% | 93.6% | 96.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
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- Primary energy from fossil nuclear renewables, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- 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)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
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- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Puerto Rico?
- Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Puerto Rico was 93.6% 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 fossil fuels recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from fossil fuels recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.6% in 2025.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for share of electricity generation from fossil fuels?
- Puerto Rico ranks 44th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from fossil fuels rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Electricity generation from coal, oil, and gas, measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.