Renewable energy consumption in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Renewable energy consumption was 1,157 TJ in 2015. ▲ Rising
Renewable energy consumption in Puerto Rico, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 1,157 TJ for renewable energy consumption in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.0% on the previous year and up 163.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Puerto Rico peaked at 1,157 TJ in 2015 and was at its lowest, 146.91 TJ, in 1994.
That places Puerto Rico 171st out of 233 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Renewable energy consumption in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 901.09 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 934.59 TJ | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 971.39 TJ | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 442.62 TJ | -54.4% |
| 1994 | 146.91 TJ | -66.8% |
| 1995 | 320.4 TJ | +118.1% |
| 1996 | 453.05 TJ | +41.4% |
| 1997 | 301.19 TJ | -33.5% |
| 1998 | 319.26 TJ | +6.0% |
| 1999 | 517.23 TJ | +62.0% |
| 2000 | 518.7 TJ | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 681.49 TJ | +31.4% |
| 2002 | 717.5 TJ | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 854.82 TJ | +19.1% |
| 2004 | 438.77 TJ | -48.7% |
| 2005 | 439.84 TJ | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 451.98 TJ | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 525.26 TJ | +16.2% |
| 2008 | 472.52 TJ | -10.0% |
| 2009 | 500.65 TJ | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 398.3 TJ | -20.4% |
| 2011 | 448.61 TJ | +12.6% |
| 2012 | 464.18 TJ | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 920.51 TJ | +98.3% |
| 2014 | 1,033 TJ | +12.2% |
| 2015 | 1,157 TJ | +12.0% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 1,157 TJ is below the median for high income countries, which is 5,858 TJ, 20% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 1,157 TJ is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10,250 TJ, 11% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Renewable energy consumption 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +118.1% | 146.91 TJ | 320.4 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 530.77 TJ | 146.91 TJ | 971.39 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 560.15 TJ | 438.77 TJ | 854.82 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 736.81 TJ | 398.3 TJ | 1,157 TJ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
More reference data data for Puerto Rico
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0791 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1709 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2501 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2501 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2653 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0773 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9674 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy consumption in Puerto Rico?
- Renewable energy consumption in Puerto Rico was 1,157 TJ in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
- What is the highest renewable energy consumption recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 1,157 TJ in 2015.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 146.91 TJ in 1994.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Puerto Rico ranks 171st out of 233 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 163.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Renewable energy consumption (TJ). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Renewable energy consumption (TJ): This indicator includes renewable energy consumption of all technologies: hydro, modern and traditional biomass, wind, solar, liquid biofuels, biogas, geothermal, marine and waste