Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF was -19.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF in Puerto Rico, 1991–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in % change from 1990.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded -19.0% for total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf in 2024.
The figure is up 16.3% on the previous year and up 46.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf in Puerto Rico peaked at 35.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, -38.0%, in 2013.
That places Puerto Rico 170th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | % change from 1990 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.6% | — |
| 1992 | 4.5% | +76.6% |
| 1993 | 7.1% | +58.1% |
| 1994 | 10.5% | +47.0% |
| 1995 | 12.1% | +15.5% |
| 1996 | 13.6% | +12.2% |
| 1997 | 16.7% | +23.0% |
| 1998 | 18.7% | +11.9% |
| 1999 | 27.8% | +48.7% |
| 2000 | 28.0% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 26.5% | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 5.1% | -80.9% |
| 2003 | 34.3% | +575.7% |
| 2004 | 34.4% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 35.0% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | -8.4% | -124.0% |
| 2007 | -3.9% | -53.2% |
| 2008 | -16.0% | +309.1% |
| 2009 | -22.9% | +42.6% |
| 2010 | -25.8% | +12.6% |
| 2011 | -34.2% | +32.7% |
| 2012 | -36.1% | +5.4% |
| 2013 | -38.0% | +5.3% |
| 2014 | -35.3% | -7.1% |
| 2015 | -32.7% | -7.2% |
| 2016 | -36.3% | +10.9% |
| 2017 | -35.4% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | -26.1% | -26.3% |
| 2019 | -31.5% | +20.6% |
| 2020 | -32.6% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | -31.5% | -3.5% |
| 2022 | -25.9% | -17.8% |
| 2023 | -22.7% | -12.2% |
| 2024 | -19.0% | -16.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.6% | 2.6% | 27.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 11.2% | -22.9% | 35.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | -33.1% | -38.0% | -25.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | -26.3% | -32.6% | -19.0% | 5 |
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More environment data for Puerto Rico
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.5906 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.4091 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.16 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.268 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 677.16 million SLC (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 22.04 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 30.48 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 864.98 million SLC (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$ 864.98 million USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf in Puerto Rico?
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf in Puerto Rico was -19.0% in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 35.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was -38.0% in 2013.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf?
- Puerto Rico ranks 170th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Change of emissions (as %) of current year with respect to emissions in baseline year 1990 emissions of the six greenhouse gases (GHG) covered by the Kyoto Protocol (carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), and sulphurhexafluoride (SF6)) from the energy, industry, waste, and agriculture sectors, standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values. This measure excludes GHG fluxes caused by Land Use Change Land Use and Forestry (LULUCF), as these fluxes have larger uncertainties. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5) to combine different GHGs. Negative values indicate that the emission level for that year is lower than the emissions level in 1990.