Puerto Rico CO2 Emissions
Total CO₂ Emissions (2024)
15 430 081
tons
Year-over-Year
+5,47%
increase
Global Share
0,04%
Per Capita
4,25
tons per person
- Fossil CO2 emissions in Puerto Rico were 15 430 081 tons in 2024.
- CO2 emissions increased by 5,47% over the previous year, representing an increase by 800 109 tons over 2023, when CO2 emissions were 14 629 972 tons.
- CO2 emissions per capita in Puerto Rico are equivalent to 4,25 tons per person, an increase by 0,23 over the figure of 4,03 CO2 tons per person registered in 2023; this represents a change of 5,6% in CO2 emissions per capita.
Fossil Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions of Puerto Rico
| Fossil CO2 emissions (tons) | CO2 emissions change | CO2 emissions per capita | Share of World's CO2 emissions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 15 430 081 | 5,47% | 4,25 | 0,039% |
| 2023 | 14 629 972 | 5,12% | 4,03 | 0,037% |
| 2022 | 13 917 758 | 9,87% | 3,82 | 0,036% |
| 2021 | 12 666 919 | 1,61% | 3,47 | 0,033% |
| 2020 | 12 465 789 | −1,27% | 3,41 | 0,034% |
| 2019 | 12 625 749 | −7,95% | 3,45 | 0,033% |
| 2018 | 13 715 617 | 17,93% | 3,75 | 0,036% |
| 2017 | 11 629 841 | 2,47% | 3,17 | 0,031% |
| 2016 | 11 349 276 | −6,18% | 3,09 | 0,031% |
| 2015 | 12 097 078 | 5,09% | 3,29 | 0,033% |
| 2014 | 11 511 570 | 5,24% | 3,13 | 0,032% |
| 2013 | 10 938 191 | −3,52% | 2,97 | 0,030% |
| 2012 | 11 337 513 | −2,83% | 3,07 | 0,032% |
| 2011 | 11 667 256 | −13,15% | 3,15 | 0,033% |
| 2010 | 13 433 700 | −3,86% | 3,61 | 0,040% |
| 2009 | 13 972 802 | −9,25% | 3,75 | 0,044% |
| 2008 | 15 396 623 | −14,26% | 4,12 | 0,047% |
| 2007 | 17 957 572 | 5,83% | 4,79 | 0,056% |
| 2006 | 16 968 420 | −35,51% | 4,52 | 0,055% |
| 2005 | 26 312 265 | 0,5% | 6,99 | 0,088% |
| 2004 | 26 182 567 | 0,19% | 6,93 | 0,091% |
| 2003 | 26 134 188 | 29,74% | 6,9 | 0,095% |
| 2002 | 20 143 631 | −18,98% | 5,31 | 0,076% |
| 2001 | 24 863 218 | −1,27% | 6,54 | 0,096% |
| 2000 | 25 184 017 | 0,14% | 6,63 | 0,098% |
| 1999 | 25 148 024 | 8,46% | 6,64 | 0,10% |
| 1998 | 23 186 494 | 1,7% | 6,15 | 0,094% |
| 1997 | 22 797 856 | 2,79% | 6,09 | 0,093% |
| 1996 | 22 179 603 | 1,43% | 5,96 | 0,092% |
| 1995 | 21 866 191 | 2,14% | 5,93 | 0,092% |
| 1994 | 21 408 956 | 3,08% | 5,85 | 0,093% |
| 1993 | 20 768 793 | 2,53% | 5,73 | 0,091% |
| 1992 | 20 255 385 | 3,71% | 5,65 | 0,089% |
| 1991 | 19 530 212 | 2,69% | 5,5 | 0,086% |
| 1990 | 19 018 752 | −18,77% | 5,41 | 0,084% |
| 1989 | 23 413 740 | 4,8% | 6,72 | 0,10% |
| 1988 | 22 340 922 | 16,73% | 6,46 | 0,10% |
| 1987 | 19 139 394 | −10,61% | 5,58 | 0,090% |
| 1986 | 21 410 084 | 24,05% | 6,3 | 0,10% |
| 1985 | 17 259 918 | −12,54% | 5,12 | 0,086% |
| 1984 | 19 735 268 | −10,28% | 5,91 | 0,099% |
| 1983 | 21 996 259 | 1,8% | 6,66 | 0,11% |
| 1982 | 21 607 874 | −24,04% | 6,61 | 0,11% |
| 1981 | 28 447 034 | −14,27% | 8,81 | 0,15% |
| 1980 | 33 181 806 | −17,92% | 10,41 | 0,17% |
| 1979 | 40 425 686 | −14,79% | 12,87 | 0,20% |
| 1978 | 47 444 512 | 1,26% | 15,36 | 0,24% |
| 1977 | 46 852 339 | 12,38% | 15,43 | 0,25% |
| 1976 | 41 692 062 | 9,62% | 13,97 | 0,23% |
| 1975 | 38 032 985 | −6,95% | 12,97 | 0,22% |
| 1974 | 40 873 952 | −5,18% | 14,18 | 0,23% |
| 1973 | 43 105 584 | 10,9% | 15,21 | 0,25% |
| 1972 | 38 867 194 | 22,41% | 13,94 | 0,24% |
| 1971 | 31 750 910 | 7,82% | 11,56 | 0,20% |
| 1970 | 29 448 502 | – | 10,87 | 0,19% |
See also
Sources
- Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
- CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).