Puerto Rico CO2 Emissions

Fossil CO2 Emissions (2022)
12,616,570 tons
Yearly Change
−1.90%
Global Share
0.03%
Tons per capita
3.89

  • Fossil CO2 emissions in Puerto Rico were 12,616,570 tons in 2022.
  • CO2 emissions decreased by −1.9% over the previous year, representing a decrease by −244,370 tons over 2021, when CO2 emissions were 12,860,940 tons.
  • CO2 emissions per capita in Puerto Rico are equivalent to 3.89 tons per person (based on a population of 3,240,968 in 2022), a decrease by −0.06 over the figure of 3.95 CO2 tons per person registered in 2021; this represents a change of −1.5% in CO2 emissions per capita.

Fossil Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions of Puerto Rico

Year Fossil CO2
emissions
(tons) 		CO2 emissions
change 		CO2 emissions
per capita 		Population Pop.
change 		Share of World's
CO2 emissions
2022 12,616,570 −1.9% 3.89 3,240,968 −0.38% 0.033%
2021 12,860,940 4.59% 3.95 3,253,210 −0.69% 0.034%
2020 12,296,670 0.27% 3.75 3,275,805 −0.37% 0.034%
2019 12,263,020 −9.26% 3.73 3,288,028 −0.06% 0.032%
2018 13,513,750 19.46% 4.11 3,290,068 −2.43% 0.036%
2017 11,312,030 5.57% 3.35 3,371,874 −3% 0.031%
2016 10,714,890 −6.8% 3.08 3,476,008 −1.3% 0.030%
2015 11,496,940 2.15% 3.26 3,521,811 −1.22% 0.032%
2014 11,255,260 2.95% 3.16 3,565,367 −1.15% 0.031%
2013 10,932,700 0.46% 3.03 3,606,769 −1.09% 0.030%
2012 10,882,390 −3.21% 2.98 3,646,422 −1.01% 0.031%
2011 11,243,640 −12.63% 3.05 3,683,710 −0.84% 0.032%
2010 12,869,490 −4.5% 3.46 3,714,836 −0.54% 0.038%
2009 13,475,230 −9.4% 3.61 3,735,015 −0.38% 0.042%
2008 14,873,020 −13.99% 3.97 3,749,128 −0.37% 0.046%
2007 17,291,830 5.81% 4.6 3,763,088 −0.35% 0.054%
2006 16,342,350 −36.4% 4.33 3,776,215 −0.32% 0.053%
2005 25,693,930 −0.36% 6.78 3,788,415 −0.27% 0.086%
2004 25,787,370 0.88% 6.79 3,798,657 −0.19% 0.089%
2003 25,563,140 29.92% 6.72 3,806,043 −0.12% 0.093%
2002 19,676,510 −18.68% 5.16 3,810,713 −0.06% 0.075%
2001 24,195,920 −0.79% 6.35 3,813,013 0.08% 0.093%
2000 24,388,300 0.19% 6.4 3,809,866 0.41% 0.095%
1999 24,342,000 7.49% 6.42 3,794,476 0.63% 0.098%
1998 22,646,860 1.65% 6.01 3,770,557 0.67% 0.092%
1997 22,278,690 2.5% 5.95 3,745,580 0.69% 0.091%
1996 21,735,030 1.51% 5.84 3,719,950 0.71% 0.091%
1995 21,411,500 2.35% 5.8 3,693,598 0.75% 0.091%
1994 20,919,530 2.31% 5.71 3,666,079 0.79% 0.091%
1993 20,447,160 2.77% 5.62 3,637,206 0.85% 0.090%
1992 19,895,750 3.8% 5.52 3,606,392 0.92% 0.088%
1991 19,167,480 3.09% 5.36 3,573,669 0.92% 0.085%
1990 18,592,220 −17.44% 5.25 3,541,048 0.83% 0.083%
1989 22,519,900 4.33% 6.41 3,512,009 0.77% 0.10%
1988 21,585,740 16.86% 6.19 3,485,070 0.81% 0.098%
1987 18,472,170 −11.06% 5.34 3,457,138 0.83% 0.087%
1986 20,769,430 24.9% 6.06 3,428,769 0.87% 0.10%
1985 16,628,280 −12.83% 4.89 3,399,311 0.95% 0.082%
1984 19,075,660 −10.57% 5.67 3,367,200 1.04% 0.096%
1983 21,330,020 1.53% 6.4 3,332,645 1.11% 0.11%
1982 21,009,520 −24.08% 6.37 3,295,921 1.21% 0.11%
1981 27,671,620 −14.09% 8.5 3,256,565 1.33% 0.14%
1980 32,208,950 −18.19% 10.02 3,213,680 1.54% 0.16%
1979 39,369,500 −14.32% 12.44 3,165,038 1.63% 0.20%
1978 45,949,990 1.44% 14.76 3,114,153 1.62% 0.24%
1977 45,296,000 12.42% 14.78 3,064,445 1.64% 0.24%

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