Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) was 0.0016 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0016 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
Change on year
up 5.1%
World rank
25th
of 203 countries
All-time high
0.0053 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 1978
All-time low
0.0012 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2013
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in Puerto Rico, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Mt CO2e per square kilometre.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 0.0016 Mt CO2e per square kilometre for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in 2023.
That represents a change of up 5.1% on the previous year and up 33.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.0053 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.0012 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, in 2013.
That places Puerto Rico 25th out of 203 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0033 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0036 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0044 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +22.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0049 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0046 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0043 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0047 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0053 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0053 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0046 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0037 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -17.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0032 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0024 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -24.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0025 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0022 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0019 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0024 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +24.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0022 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0025 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0026 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0021 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -18.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0022 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0023 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0023 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0024 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0025 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0025 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0026 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0026 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0028 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0028 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0028 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0023 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -19.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0029 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +29.7% |
| 2004 | 0.003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0019 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -35.5% |
| 2007 | 0.002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0017 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0016 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0015 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0013 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -13.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0013 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0012 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0013 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0014 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0013 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0013 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0015 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0014 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0014 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0014 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0016 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0016 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.1% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 0.0016 Mt CO2e per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, 3.3× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 0.0016 Mt CO2e per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, 9.6× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0045 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0033 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0053 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0026 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0019 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0037 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0024 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0021 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0028 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0024 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0016 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0014 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0012 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0015 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0015 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0014 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0016 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 22 Brunei 0.0018 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 23 Seychelles 0.0018 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 24 Germany 0.0017 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 26 Barbados 0.0016 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 27 Cayman Islands 0.0015 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 28 China 0.0014 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 (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in Puerto Rico?
- Carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in Puerto Rico was 0.0016 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0053 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 1978.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0012 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2013.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e)?
- Puerto Rico ranks 25th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (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 (total) excluding LULUCF (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 (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 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 (total) excluding LULUCF (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.