Puerto Rico Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Total GHG Emissions (2024)
17.616.494
tons CO₂eq
Year-over-Year
+4,79%
increase
Global Share
0,03%
Per Capita
4,85
tons per person
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector
- GHG emissions in Puerto Rico were 17.616.494 tons CO₂eq in 2024.
- Emissions increased by 4,79% over the previous year, representing an increase by 805.333 tons over 2023, when GHG emissions were 16.811.161 tons.
- Per capita: 4,85 tons CO₂eq (vs global avg 6,566.3 t).
- Puerto Rico accounts for 0,03% of global GHG emissions.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Year
| Year | GHG Total (tons) | CO₂ | CH₄ | N₂O | F-gases | Per Capita | Change | Global Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 17.616.494 | 15.430.081 | 1.545.504 | 640.909 | – | 4,85 | 4,79% | 0,033% |
| 2023 | 16.811.161 | 14.629.972 | 1.556.233 | 624.956 | – | 4,63 | 4,28% | 0,032% |
| 2022 | 16.121.873 | 13.917.758 | 1.585.749 | 618.367 | – | 4,43 | 8,19% | 0,031% |
| 2021 | 14.901.458 | 12.666.919 | 1.578.259 | 656.281 | – | 4,09 | 1,69% | 0,029% |
| 2020 | 14.654.483 | 12.465.789 | 1.596.424 | 592.271 | – | 4,01 | −1,69% | 0,030% |
| 2019 | 14.906.324 | 12.625.749 | 1.604.063 | 676.512 | – | 4,08 | −7,28% | 0,029% |
| 2018 | 16.076.076 | 13.715.617 | 1.600.719 | 759.740 | – | 4,39 | 14,38% | 0,032% |
| 2017 | 14.054.628 | 11.629.841 | 1.618.952 | 805.836 | – | 3,84 | 1,46% | 0,028% |
| 2016 | 13.852.656 | 11.349.276 | 1.635.145 | 868.235 | – | 3,78 | −5,3% | 0,028% |
| 2015 | 14.628.551 | 12.097.078 | 1.648.671 | 882.802 | – | 3,98 | 3,95% | 0,030% |
| 2014 | 14.072.370 | 11.511.570 | 1.662.091 | 898.708 | – | 3,82 | 4,34% | 0,029% |
| 2013 | 13.487.054 | 10.938.191 | 1.679.401 | 869.462 | – | 3,66 | −3,02% | 0,028% |
| 2012 | 13.906.604 | 11.337.513 | 1.685.649 | 883.442 | – | 3,76 | −2,82% | 0,029% |
| 2011 | 14.310.668 | 11.667.256 | 1.730.596 | 912.816 | – | 3,86 | −11,36% | 0,031% |
| 2010 | 16.145.403 | 13.433.700 | 1.760.475 | 951.228 | – | 4,34 | −3,75% | 0,036% |
| 2009 | 16.774.783 | 13.972.802 | 1.796.683 | 1.005.298 | – | 4,5 | −8,15% | 0,039% |
| 2008 | 18.262.750 | 15.396.623 | 1.838.148 | 1.027.979 | – | 4,89 | −12,62% | 0,042% |
| 2007 | 20.899.417 | 17.957.572 | 1.877.948 | 1.063.897 | – | 5,58 | 4,86% | 0,048% |
| 2006 | 19.930.684 | 16.968.420 | 1.910.056 | 1.052.207 | – | 5,31 | −32,11% | 0,047% |
| 2005 | 29.357.145 | 26.312.265 | 1.953.358 | 1.091.521 | – | 7,8 | 0,39% | 0,072% |
| 2004 | 29.242.375 | 26.182.567 | 1.980.126 | 1.079.682 | – | 7,74 | 0,13% | 0,074% |
| 2003 | 29.203.692 | 26.134.188 | 2.031.112 | 1.038.392 | – | 7,71 | 27,78% | 0,077% |
| 2002 | 22.855.306 | 20.143.631 | 2.019.848 | 691.827 | – | 6,02 | −16,94% | 0,063% |
| 2001 | 27.518.239 | 24.863.218 | 2.028.408 | 626.613 | – | 7,24 | −1,2% | 0,076% |
| 2000 | 27.851.344 | 25.184.017 | 2.024.026 | 643.300 | – | 7,34 | 0,19% | 0,078% |
| 1999 | 27.798.799 | 25.148.024 | 1.993.737 | 657.038 | – | 7,34 | 7,67% | 0,080% |
| 1998 | 25.818.577 | 23.186.494 | 2.002.462 | 629.621 | – | 6,85 | 1,71% | 0,074% |
| 1997 | 25.385.429 | 22.797.856 | 2.002.173 | 585.401 | – | 6,78 | 2,75% | 0,073% |
| 1996 | 24.707.163 | 22.179.603 | 1.958.915 | 568.644 | – | 6,64 | 1,32% | 0,072% |
| 1995 | 24.384.995 | 21.866.191 | 1.951.898 | 566.907 | – | 6,61 | 1,47% | 0,073% |
| 1994 | 24.032.160 | 21.408.956 | 2.043.810 | 579.394 | – | 6,57 | 3,13% | 0,073% |
| 1993 | 23.303.849 | 20.768.793 | 2.027.129 | 507.927 | – | 6,43 | 2,51% | 0,072% |
| 1992 | 22.733.749 | 20.255.385 | 1.978.984 | 499.380 | – | 6,34 | 1,91% | 0,070% |
| 1991 | 22.307.959 | 19.530.212 | 2.231.758 | 545.989 | – | 6,28 | 2,55% | 0,069% |
| 1990 | 21.752.457 | 19.018.752 | 2.198.460 | 535.244 | – | 6,18 | −16,71% | 0,067% |
| 1989 | 26.117.045 | 23.413.740 | 2.141.170 | 562.135 | – | 7,49 | 4,73% | 0,082% |
| 1988 | 24.938.022 | 22.340.922 | 2.053.385 | 543.714 | – | 7,21 | 15,59% | 0,080% |
| 1987 | 21.574.178 | 19.139.394 | 1.954.757 | 480.027 | – | 6,29 | −9,99% | 0,071% |
| 1986 | 23.967.681 | 21.410.084 | 2.035.902 | 521.695 | – | 7,05 | 21,63% | 0,081% |
| 1985 | 19.705.832 | 17.259.918 | 1.974.920 | 470.994 | – | 5,85 | −11,06% | 0,068% |
| 1984 | 22.155.786 | 19.735.268 | 1.917.932 | 502.585 | – | 6,64 | −9,04% | 0,077% |
| 1983 | 24.357.189 | 21.996.259 | 1.843.296 | 517.634 | – | 7,37 | 2,18% | 0,087% |
| 1982 | 23.836.534 | 21.607.874 | 1.726.522 | 502.139 | – | 7,29 | −22,18% | 0,086% |
| 1981 | 30.629.181 | 28.447.034 | 1.619.623 | 562.524 | – | 9,48 | −13,34% | 0,11% |
| 1980 | 35.343.169 | 33.181.806 | 1.556.394 | 604.968 | – | 11,09 | −17,32% | 0,12% |
| 1979 | 42.744.558 | 40.425.686 | 1.619.192 | 699.680 | – | 13,61 | −14,34% | 0,15% |
| 1978 | 49.901.476 | 47.444.512 | 1.663.957 | 793.007 | – | 16,15 | 1,22% | 0,18% |
| 1977 | 49.301.117 | 46.852.339 | 1.655.698 | 793.080 | – | 16,23 | 11,99% | 0,18% |
| 1976 | 44.022.780 | 41.692.062 | 1.604.767 | 725.951 | – | 14,76 | 9,37% | 0,17% |
| 1975 | 40.251.357 | 38.032.985 | 1.543.586 | 674.786 | – | 13,73 | −6,58% | 0,16% |
| 1974 | 43.086.487 | 40.873.952 | 1.525.740 | 686.795 | – | 14,95 | −5,02% | 0,17% |
| 1973 | 45.365.930 | 43.105.584 | 1.542.115 | 718.232 | – | 16,01 | 10,53% | 0,18% |
| 1972 | 41.042.553 | 38.867.194 | 1.511.794 | 663.564 | – | 14,72 | 21,35% | 0,17% |
| 1971 | 33.822.536 | 31.750.910 | 1.483.835 | 587.790 | – | 12,32 | 7,55% | 0,15% |
| 1970 | 31.449.137 | 29.448.502 | 1.443.003 | 557.633 | – | 11,61 | – | 0,14% |
See also
- Puerto Rico CO2 Emissions
- Global GHG Emissions - GHG Emissions by Year, by Country, by Sector
- Population of Puerto Rico
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).