Share of electricity production by source in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Share of electricity production by source was 95.4% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Share of electricity production by source in Puerto Rico, 2000–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of electricity production by source in Puerto Rico is 95.4%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity production by source in Puerto Rico peaked at 99.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 95.4%, in 2021.
That places Puerto Rico 39th out of 208 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.5% | 99.4% | 99.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.0% | 96.3% | 99.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.7% | 95.4% | 96.0% | 2 |
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- 36 Syria 95.7% compare
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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 production by source in Puerto Rico?
- Share of electricity production by source in Puerto Rico was 95.4% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity production by source recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of electricity production by source recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.4% in 2021.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for share of electricity production by source?
- Puerto Rico ranks 39th out of 208 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of electricity production by source rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity production by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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