Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Puerto Rico, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division and International Energy Agency and International Renewable Energy Agency – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 0.0% for share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Puerto Rico peaked at 1.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2017.
That places Puerto Rico 228th out of 230 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.8% | — |
| 1991 | 1.8% | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 1.8% | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.8% | -54.8% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | -68.8% |
| 1995 | 0.5% | +112.0% |
| 1996 | 0.7% | +39.6% |
| 1997 | 0.5% | -37.8% |
| 1998 | 0.5% | +13.0% |
| 1999 | 0.7% | +38.5% |
| 2000 | 0.6% | -23.6% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | +12.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | -14.3% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -23.1% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | +65.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -19.7% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | +160.4% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | +19.6% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | +12.7% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | — |
| 2019 | 0.0% | — |
| 2020 | 0.0% | — |
| 2021 | 0.0% | — |
| 2022 | 0.0% | — |
| 2023 | 0.0% | — |
| 2024 | 0.0% | — |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 0.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 12.2%. (83 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 0.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.2%. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +160.4% | 0.5% | 1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.2% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.0% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 225 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.1% compare
- 226 Brunei 0.0% compare
- 226 Turkmenistan 0.0% compare
- 228 Cayman Islands 0.0% compare
- 228 Gibraltar 0.0%
More energy & mining data for Puerto Rico
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- 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)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Puerto Rico?
- Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Puerto Rico was 0.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division and International Energy Agency and International Renewable Energy Agency – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2017.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources?
- Puerto Rico ranks 228th out of 230 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division and International Energy Agency and International Renewable Energy Agency – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%).