Electricity generation from wind in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Electricity generation from wind was 0.23 terawatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Electricity generation from wind 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 wind in Puerto Rico is 0.23 terawatt-hours, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 27.8% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from wind in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.24 terawatt-hours in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
Puerto Rico ranks 76th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity generation from wind in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2002 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2003 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2004 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2005 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2006 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2007 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2008 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2009 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2010 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2011 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2012 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2013 | 0.17 terawatt-hours | +1600.0% |
| 2014 | 0.22 terawatt-hours | +29.4% |
| 2015 | 0.24 terawatt-hours | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 0.19 terawatt-hours | -20.8% |
| 2017 | 0.15 terawatt-hours | -21.1% |
| 2018 | 0.11 terawatt-hours | -26.7% |
| 2019 | 0.16 terawatt-hours | +45.5% |
| 2020 | 0.14 terawatt-hours | -12.5% |
| 2021 | 0.16 terawatt-hours | +14.3% |
| 2022 | 0.16 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.16 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.18 terawatt-hours | +12.5% |
| 2025 | 0.23 terawatt-hours | +27.8% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 0.23 terawatt-hours is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.46 terawatt-hours, 50% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 0.23 terawatt-hours is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.07 terawatt-hours, 3.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity generation from wind 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 | +1600.0% | 0.01 terawatt-hours | 0.17 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.125 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.24 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1717 terawatt-hours | 0.14 terawatt-hours | 0.23 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 73 Jamaica 0.29 terawatt-hours compare
- 74 Bolivia 0.28 terawatt-hours compare
- 74 Montenegro 0.28 terawatt-hours compare
- 77 Latvia 0.22 terawatt-hours compare
- 78 Cyprus 0.21 terawatt-hours compare
- 79 El Salvador 0.2 terawatt-hours compare
- 79 North Macedonia 0.2 terawatt-hours compare
- 79 United Arab Emirates 0.2 terawatt-hours compare
More reference data data for Puerto Rico
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1709 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2501 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0791 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric 974.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 34.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 34.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2653 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 1,009 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0315 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from wind in Puerto Rico?
- Electricity generation from wind in Puerto Rico was 0.23 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 wind recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.24 terawatt-hours in 2015.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from wind recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for electricity generation from wind?
- Puerto Rico ranks 76th out of 212 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from wind rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. 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 wind. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.