Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per was 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per in Puerto Rico, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Mt CO2e per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from transport (energy) (mt co2e), per in Puerto Rico stood at 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from transport (energy) (mt co2e), per in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, in 1970.
Puerto Rico ranks 35th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +37.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +26.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -19.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.8% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, 3.3× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per in Puerto Rico changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +37.6% | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 32 Slovenia 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 33 Czechia 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 34 Austria 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 36 Jamaica 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 37 Brunei 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 38 France 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Puerto Rico
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.4091 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.5906 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.268 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.16 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.6876 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 5.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from transport (energy) (mt co2e), per in Puerto Rico?
- Carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from transport (energy) (mt co2e), per in Puerto Rico was 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from transport (energy) (mt co2e), per recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2004.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from transport (energy) (mt co2e), per recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from transport (energy) (mt co2e), per?
- Puerto Rico ranks 35th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from transport (energy) (mt co2e), per rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.