Total greenhouse gas emissions in Puerto Rico (US)
Puerto Rico (US) emitted 17.6 million tonnes of greenhouse gases (CO2 equivalent) in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 2008.
Puerto Rico (US), 2024
17.6
Change from 2023
+4.8%
World, 2024
53,206.4 Mt CO2e
Position in 2024
125th of 203
Total greenhouse gas emissions in Puerto Rico (US) over time
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Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Puerto Rico (US) | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 17.6 Mt CO2e | 53,206.4 Mt CO2e |
| 2023 | 16.8 Mt CO2e | 52,540.8 Mt CO2e |
| 2022 | 16.1 Mt CO2e | 51,748.1 Mt CO2e |
| 2021 | 14.9 Mt CO2e | 51,188.0 Mt CO2e |
| 2020 | 14.7 Mt CO2e | 48,962.1 Mt CO2e |
| 2019 | 14.9 Mt CO2e | 50,829.6 Mt CO2e |
| 2018 | 16.1 Mt CO2e | 50,566.4 Mt CO2e |
| 2017 | 14.1 Mt CO2e | 49,478.6 Mt CO2e |
| 2016 | 13.9 Mt CO2e | 48,655.8 Mt CO2e |
| 2015 | 14.6 Mt CO2e | 48,451.4 Mt CO2e |
| 2014 | 14.1 Mt CO2e | 48,549.1 Mt CO2e |
| 2013 | 13.5 Mt CO2e | 48,193.4 Mt CO2e |
| 2012 | 13.9 Mt CO2e | 47,430.1 Mt CO2e |
| 2011 | 14.3 Mt CO2e | 46,808.1 Mt CO2e |
| 2010 | 16.1 Mt CO2e | 45,433.1 Mt CO2e |
| 2009 | 16.8 Mt CO2e | 43,188.4 Mt CO2e |
| 2008 | 18.3 Mt CO2e | 43,642.4 Mt CO2e |
| 2007 | 20.9 Mt CO2e | 43,350.6 Mt CO2e |
| 2006 | 19.9 Mt CO2e | 42,078.8 Mt CO2e |
| 2005 | 29.4 Mt CO2e | 40,919.6 Mt CO2e |
| 2004 | 29.2 Mt CO2e | 39,626.8 Mt CO2e |
| 2003 | 29.2 Mt CO2e | 38,064.8 Mt CO2e |
| 2002 | 22.9 Mt CO2e | 36,555.7 Mt CO2e |
| 2001 | 27.5 Mt CO2e | 36,099.5 Mt CO2e |
| 2000 | 27.9 Mt CO2e | 35,794.0 Mt CO2e |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +4.8% from 16.8 Mt CO2e in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 14.1 Mt CO2e, the figure has changed by +25.2%.
- Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Puerto Rico (US) has the 125th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 53,206.4 Mt CO2e.