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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).