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Jamaica vs Puerto Rico

20 metrics with data for both countries. The solid line is Jamaica; the dashed grey line is Puerto Rico.

Country A · Jamaica
Country B · Puerto Rico

Climate

Temperature anomaly

Jamaica: 0.99 °C vs 1991-2020 · 2025Puerto Rico: 0.51 °C vs 1991-2020 · 2025
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How much warmer or cooler a country's year was compared with its 1991-2020 average. Watch the map turn red as you move the slider towards today. Copernicus Climate Change Service (ERA5) via Our World in Data

Energy

Energy use per person

Jamaica: 12,337 kWh/person/year · 2023Puerto Rico: 25,288 kWh/person/year · 2023
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How much energy each person uses in a year, across electricity, transport, heating and industry. Energy Institute / Ember via Our World in Data

Solar electricity

Jamaica: 3.05 % of electricity · 2024Puerto Rico: 4.93 % of electricity · 2025
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The share of a country's electricity generated from solar panels. The fastest-growing energy source in history. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Wind electricity

Jamaica: 5.89 % of electricity · 2024Puerto Rico: 1.14 % of electricity · 2025
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The share of a country's electricity generated from wind turbines, onshore and offshore. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Coal electricity

Jamaica: 0.00 % of electricity · 2024Puerto Rico: 16.5 % of electricity · 2025
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The share of electricity still generated by burning coal, the most polluting fuel. The number that must reach zero first. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Oil electricity

Jamaica: 30.5 % of electricity · 2024Puerto Rico: 47.6 % of electricity · 2025
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The share of a country's electricity generated by burning oil. Rare on big grids, still common on islands. Ember via Our World in Data

Gas electricity

Jamaica: 56.9 % of electricity · 2024Puerto Rico: 29.5 % of electricity · 2025
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The share of a country's electricity generated from natural gas, the least polluting fossil fuel but still a fossil fuel. Ember via Our World in Data

Land & Life

Tree cover loss

Jamaica: 1,815 ha/year · 2024Puerto Rico: 363.8 ha/year · 2024
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Forest area lost each year to fire, logging, farming and storms. Not all loss is permanent deforestation, but the trend matters. Global Forest Watch (Hansen/UMD) via Our World in Data

Forest area

Jamaica: 56.9 % of land · 2025Puerto Rico: 49.2 % of land · 2025
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How much of a country's land is covered by forest. FAO via Our World in Data

Red List Index

Jamaica: 0.64 index (1 = species safe) · 2024Puerto Rico: 0.69 index (1 = species safe) · 2024
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Tracks extinction risk across all assessed species. 1 means no species at risk; falling values mean wildlife sliding towards extinction. IUCN / SDG 15.5.1 via Our World in Data

Protected land

Jamaica: 19.9 % of land area · 2024Puerto Rico: 6.60 % of land area · 2024
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The share of a country's land under legal protection for nature. The global 30x30 target aims for 30% by 2030. World Bank / UNEP-WCMC via Our World in Data

Nitrogen fertiliser use

Jamaica: 18.9 kg N/ha of cropland · 2023Puerto Rico: 19.6 kg N/ha of cropland · 2023
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Nitrogen applied per hectare of cropland. It feeds half the world, but runoff chokes rivers and coastal seas. FAO via Our World in Data

Marine protected areas

Jamaica: 0.70 % of territorial waters · 2024Puerto Rico: 1.90 % of territorial waters · 2024
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How much of a country's coastal waters are protected for nature. The global goal is 30% by 2030. UNEP-WCMC via Our World in Data

Urban population

Jamaica: 59.4 % living in cities · 2025Puerto Rico: 94.3 % living in cities · 2025
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The share of people living in towns and cities. Urbanisation shapes energy use, land use and how people experience climate change. UN World Urbanization Prospects via Our World in Data

Water

Water stress

Jamaica: 12.4 % of renewable resources withdrawn · 2022Puerto Rico: 19.5 % of renewable resources withdrawn · 2022
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How much of a country's renewable freshwater is withdrawn each year. Above 25% counts as stressed; above 100% means drawing down reserves. FAO AQUASTAT (SDG 6.4.2) via Our World in Data

Renewable water per person

Jamaica: 3,812 m³/person/year · 2022Puerto Rico: 2,205 m³/person/year · 2022
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Each person's share of the country's renewable freshwater. Below 1,700 m³ is water stress; below 1,000 m³ is scarcity. FAO AQUASTAT via Our World in Data

Annual precipitation

Jamaica: 1,149 mm/year · 2025Puerto Rico: 1,133 mm/year · 2025
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Total rain and snow that fell over a country in a year, averaged across its land area. Copernicus Climate Change Service (ERA5) via Our World in Data

Rainfall anomaly

Jamaica: 6.10 % vs 1961-1990 · 2025Puerto Rico: 6.30 % vs 1961-1990 · 2025
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How much wetter (teal) or drier (brown) a country's year was compared with its 1961-1990 average. A simple drought and deluge signal. Derived from Copernicus ERA5 precipitation via Our World in Data

Safely managed sanitation

Jamaica: 73.6 % of population · 2024Puerto Rico: 32.5 % of population · 2024
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The share of people whose toilet waste is safely treated rather than left to contaminate water and soil. WHO/UNICEF JMP via Our World in Data

Pollution

Air pollution (PM2.5)

Jamaica: 17.6 µg/m³ annual mean · 2024Puerto Rico: 7.30 µg/m³ annual mean · 2024
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Average exposure to fine particles small enough to enter the bloodstream. The WHO guideline is 5 µg/m³. World Bank / van Donkelaar et al. via Our World in Data