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Trinidad and Tobago vs Puerto Rico

21 metrics with data for both countries. The solid line is Trinidad and Tobago; the dashed grey line is Puerto Rico.

Country A · Trinidad and Tobago
Country B · Puerto Rico

Climate

Temperature anomaly

Trinidad and Tobago: 0.34 °C vs 1991-2020 · 2025Puerto Rico: 0.51 °C vs 1991-2020 · 2025
-10119401960198020002020Puerto Ricohigh 2024low 1943

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

Trinidad and Tobago: 105,988 kWh/person/year · 2024Puerto Rico: 25,288 kWh/person/year · 2023
050k100k150k197019801990200020102020Puerto Ricohigh 2010

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

Trinidad and Tobago: 0.10 % 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

Trinidad and Tobago: 0.00 % of electricity · 2024Puerto Rico: 1.14 % of electricity · 2025
00.511990200020102020Puerto Rico

The share of a country's electricity generated from wind turbines, onshore and offshore. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Coal electricity

Trinidad and Tobago: 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

Trinidad and Tobago: 0.42 % of electricity · 2024Puerto Rico: 47.6 % of electricity · 2025
05020002005201020152020Puerto Ricohigh 2019

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

Trinidad and Tobago: 99.5 % of electricity · 2024Puerto Rico: 29.5 % of electricity · 2025
05010020002005201020152020Puerto Ricohigh 2013low 2006

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

Trinidad and Tobago: 1,104 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

Trinidad and Tobago: 44.1 % 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

Trinidad and Tobago: 0.87 index (1 = species safe) · 2024Puerto Rico: 0.69 index (1 = species safe) · 2024
00.5200020102020Puerto Ricolow 2018

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

Trinidad and Tobago: 30.6 % 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

Trinidad and Tobago: 19.7 kg N/ha of cropland · 2023Puerto Rico: 19.6 kg N/ha of cropland · 2023
050100198020002020Puerto Ricohigh 2014low 2001

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

Trinidad and Tobago: 0.10 % 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

Trinidad and Tobago: 54.0 % living in cities · 2025Puerto Rico: 94.3 % living in cities · 2025
0501001960198020002020Puerto Ricohigh 2000low 1960

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

Trinidad and Tobago: 20.3 % of renewable resources withdrawn · 2022Puerto Rico: 19.5 % of renewable resources withdrawn · 2022
0102020002005201020152020Puerto Ricohigh 2004low 2005

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

Trinidad and Tobago: 2,812 m³/person/year · 2022Puerto Rico: 2,205 m³/person/year · 2022
02k4k198020002020Puerto Ricolow 2021

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

Safely managed drinking water

Trinidad and Tobago: 69.4 % of population · 2024Puerto Rico: 98.9 % of population · 2024
0501002005201020152020Puerto Ricolow 2014

The share of people with safe drinking water at home, available when needed and free from contamination. WHO/UNICEF JMP via Our World in Data

Annual precipitation

Trinidad and Tobago: 1,391 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

Trinidad and Tobago: -0.10 % vs 1961-1990 · 2025Puerto Rico: 6.30 % vs 1961-1990 · 2025
05019401960198020002020Puerto Ricohigh 1948low 2015

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

Trinidad and Tobago: 38.0 % of population · 2024Puerto Rico: 32.5 % of population · 2024
020402005201020152020Puerto Ricolow 2009

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)

Trinidad and Tobago: 13.5 µg/m³ annual mean · 2024Puerto Rico: 7.30 µg/m³ annual mean · 2024
05101520002005201020152020Puerto Ricohigh 2017

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