Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Share of electricity generation from hydropower was 0.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Puerto Rico, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of electricity generation from hydropower in Puerto Rico stood at 0.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from hydropower in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.7% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2018.
Puerto Rico ranks 148th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 6 |
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- 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 hydropower in Puerto Rico?
- Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Puerto Rico was 0.2% 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 hydropower recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from hydropower recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2018.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for share of electricity generation from hydropower?
- Puerto Rico ranks 148th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from hydropower rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. 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 hydropower. 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.