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).