Electricity generation from solar in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Electricity generation from solar was 1 terawatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Electricity generation from solar in Puerto Rico, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity generation from solar in Puerto Rico is 1 terawatt-hours, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 1,011.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from solar in Puerto Rico peaked at 1 terawatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
That places Puerto Rico 70th out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.129 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.5 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8167 terawatt-hours | 0.56 terawatt-hours | 1 terawatt-hours | 6 |
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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 electricity generation from solar in Puerto Rico?
- Electricity generation from solar in Puerto Rico was 1 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from solar recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 1 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from solar recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for electricity generation from solar?
- Puerto Rico ranks 70th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from solar rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,011.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from solar. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.