North America · country explainer · estimated data
Puerto Rico's power sector in numbers
Ember monthly data 2019-01 → 2026-04 · generation-weighted · CC-BY-4.0
Carbon intensity · 2026-04
739gCO₂e/kWh
#75 cleanest of 80 tracked (2025)
Renewables share
2.4%
clean incl. nuclear: 2.4%
Records
Cleanest: 667 (2025-08)
Dirtiest: 749 (2025-03)
The trend, year by year
| Year | gCO₂e/kWh | Δ | Renewables % | Generation TWh |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 720 | -3 | 2.7 | 15.9 |
| 2024 | 723 | +3 | 2.6 | 16.3 |
| 2023 | 720 | -3 | 1.9 | 17.4 |
| 2022 | 723 | +2 | 2.4 | 17.8 |
| 2021 | 721 | -2 | 2.6 | 18.6 |
| 2020 | 723 | -7 | 2.4 | 18.2 |
| 2019 | 730 | — | 2.3 | 18.2 |
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Open the globe →Source: "Monthly electricity data, Ember" (CC-BY-4.0). Yearly figures are generation-weighted (Σ emissions ÷ Σ generation, complete years only). Monthly statistical data — estimated, not live measurement. Cite as "Voltcast Research, voltcast.com/research/countries/pr".