Electricity generation from solar per person in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Electricity generation from solar per person was 309.09 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Electricity generation from solar per person in Puerto Rico, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity generation from solar per person in Puerto Rico is 309.09 kilowatt-hours, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and up 1,109.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from solar per person in Puerto Rico peaked at 309.09 kilowatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 kilowatt-hours, in 2000.
That places Puerto Rico 51st out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 kilowatt-hours | 0 kilowatt-hours | 0 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.44 kilowatt-hours | 0 kilowatt-hours | 152.07 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 251.6 kilowatt-hours | 170.95 kilowatt-hours | 309.09 kilowatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 48 Reunion 331.47 kilowatt-hours compare
- 49 Antigua and Barbuda 319.89 kilowatt-hours compare
- 50 Martinique 317.91 kilowatt-hours compare
- 53 Guadeloupe 292.15 kilowatt-hours compare
- 54 Singapore 279.35 kilowatt-hours compare
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 water resources per capita 2,205 (2022)
- Internal renewable freshwater resources by region 7.1 (2022)
- Per capita renewable freshwater resources 2,205 (2022)
- Sulphur dioxide and coal 33,635 (2022)
- Mineral rents 0.0% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.0% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from solar per person in Puerto Rico?
- Electricity generation from solar per person in Puerto Rico was 309.09 kilowatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from solar per person recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 309.09 kilowatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from solar per person recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kilowatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for electricity generation from solar per person?
- Puerto Rico ranks 51st out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from solar per person rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,109.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Electricity generation from solar per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.