Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) was 0.0026 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▼ Falling
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) in Puerto Rico, 1970–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
The most recent figure for methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) in Puerto Rico is 0.0026 Mt CO2e, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 73.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.007 Mt CO2e in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.0014 Mt CO2e, in 2015.
That places Puerto Rico 166th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0063 Mt CO2e | — |
| 1971 | 0.0063 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0065 Mt CO2e | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 0.007 Mt CO2e | +7.7% |
| 1974 | 0.006 Mt CO2e | -14.3% |
| 1975 | 0.005 Mt CO2e | -16.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0053 Mt CO2e | +6.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0056 Mt CO2e | +5.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0058 Mt CO2e | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 0.006 Mt CO2e | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0047 Mt CO2e | -21.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0048 Mt CO2e | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0043 Mt CO2e | -10.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0059 Mt CO2e | +37.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0058 Mt CO2e | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0054 Mt CO2e | -6.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0055 Mt CO2e | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0058 Mt CO2e | +5.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0063 Mt CO2e | +8.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0064 Mt CO2e | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0029 Mt CO2e | -54.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0032 Mt CO2e | +10.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0029 Mt CO2e | -9.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0027 Mt CO2e | -6.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0027 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0026 Mt CO2e | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0025 Mt CO2e | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0025 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0022 Mt CO2e | -12.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0022 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0023 Mt CO2e | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0024 Mt CO2e | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0022 Mt CO2e | -8.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0025 Mt CO2e | +13.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0025 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0025 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0023 Mt CO2e | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0023 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0022 Mt CO2e | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0022 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0022 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0019 Mt CO2e | -13.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0018 Mt CO2e | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0017 Mt CO2e | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0015 Mt CO2e | -11.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0014 Mt CO2e | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0014 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.002 Mt CO2e | +42.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0021 Mt CO2e | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0023 Mt CO2e | +9.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0025 Mt CO2e | +8.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0025 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0025 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0025 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0026 Mt CO2e | +4.0% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 0.0026 Mt CO2e is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0603 Mt CO2e, 4% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 0.0026 Mt CO2e is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0285 Mt CO2e, 9% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 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 | -54.7% | 0.0064 Mt CO2e | 0.0029 Mt CO2e |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.006 Mt CO2e | 0.005 Mt CO2e | 0.007 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0055 Mt CO2e | 0.0043 Mt CO2e | 0.0064 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0026 Mt CO2e | 0.0022 Mt CO2e | 0.0032 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0023 Mt CO2e | 0.0022 Mt CO2e | 0.0025 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0018 Mt CO2e | 0.0014 Mt CO2e | 0.0023 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0025 Mt CO2e | 0.0025 Mt CO2e | 0.0026 Mt CO2e | 5 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.268 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.16 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) in Puerto Rico?
- Methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) in Puerto Rico was 0.0026 Mt CO2e in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.007 Mt CO2e in 1973.
- What is the lowest methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0014 Mt CO2e in 2015.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy)?
- Puerto Rico ranks 166th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the building sector (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.4 Residential and other sectors, 1.A.5 Non-Specified. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).