Puerto Rico

Caribbean, North America

Temperature anomaly
0.51
°C vs 1991-2020 · 2025
128th of 193 countries
Air pollution (PM2.5)
7.30
µg/m³ annual mean · 2024
192nd of 241 countries
19402025

Puerto Rico in stripes: every year since 1940, blue cooler than the 1991-2020 average, red hotter.

The future under three scenarios

Temperature vs 1991-2020, observed and projected to 2100

021950200020502100Low · SSP1-2.6Middle · SSP2-4.5High · SSP5-8.5high 2024low 1943

Solid line: observed (Copernicus ERA5). Dashed lines: CMIP6 multi-model median under three IPCC emissions scenarios, anchored to the observed 2015-2024 average, from the World Bank Climate Change Knowledge Portal. Scenarios are futures the world can still choose between, not predictions.

Climate

Temperature anomaly

0.51 °C vs 1991-2020 · 2025
+0.4 °C since 1995128th highest of 193 · 2025
-10119401960198020002020Worldhigh 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

25,288 kWh/person/year · 2023
+38% since 199374th highest of 216 · 2023
020k40k19801990200020102020high 2004low 1999

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

4.93 % of electricity · 2025
+4.9 pp since 200053rd highest of 90 · 2025
024200020052010201520202025

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

1.14 % of electricity · 2025
+1.1 pp since 200065th highest of 88 · 2025
00.51200020052010201520202025high 2015

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

Coal electricity

16.5 % of electricity · 2025
+15 pp since 200030th highest of 89 · 2025
051015200020052010201520202025high 2019low 2001

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

47.6 % of electricity · 2025
-42 pp since 20002nd highest of 90 · 2025
050200020052010201520202025low 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

29.5 % of electricity · 2025
+22 pp since 200032nd highest of 87 · 2025
02040200020052010201520202025high 2019

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

363.8 ha/year · 2024
-71% since 2001136th highest of 197 · 2024
020k40k60k2005201020152020high 2017

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

49.2 % of land · 2025
+7.8 pp since 199561st highest of 212 · 2025
020401990200020102020Worldhigh 2010

How much of a country's land is covered by forest. FAO via Our World in Data

Red List Index

0.69 index (1 = species safe) · 2024
-4.2% since 1994213th highest of 244 · 2024
00.20.40.6200020102020low 2017

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

6.60 % of land area · 2024
-1.4 pp since 2013176th highest of 213 · 2024
051015201420162018202020222024World

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

19.6 kg N/ha of cropland · 2023
-8.8% since 2002125th highest of 198 · 2023
01020302005201020152020high 2018low 2009

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

1.90 % of territorial waters · 2024
+1.7 pp since 201387th highest of 174 · 2024
051015201420162018202020222024World

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

94.3 % living in cities · 2025
+2.9 pp since 199528th highest of 236 · 2025
0501001960198020002020Worldhigh 2000

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

19.5 % of renewable resources withdrawn · 2022
+0.4 pp since 200071st highest of 179 · 2022
0102020002005201020152020Worldhigh 2010

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

2,205 m³/person/year · 2022
+11% since 1992100th highest of 181 · 2022
05k10k198020002020Worldlow 2004

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

98.9 % of population · 2024
+24 pp since 200034th highest of 159 · 2024
05010020002005201020152020Worldhigh 2019

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

1,133 mm/year · 2025
+28% since 199576th highest of 192 · 2025
05001k1.5k19401960198020002020Worldhigh 1979low 1967

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

6.30 % vs 1961-1990 · 2025
+23 pp since 199546th highest of 192 · 2025
05019401960198020002020Worldhigh 1979low 1967

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

32.5 % of population · 2024
-0.0 pp since 2000109th highest of 145 · 2024
020406020002005201020152020Worldlow 2014

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)

7.30 µg/m³ annual mean · 2024
+5.8% since 1998192nd highest of 241 · 2024
010203020002005201020152020Worldhigh 2017low 2011

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

What can one person do?

  • Fly less
    One long-haul return flight can outweigh a year of other savings. Swap one flight for a train trip or a call.
  • Eat more plants
    Shifting towards a plant-rich diet is one of the largest steady cuts a person can make, and it starts with single meals.
  • Travel without a car where you can
    Walking, cycling and public transport beat an electric car; an electric car beats petrol.
  • Use your voice
    Personal footprints matter, but system change matters more. Vote, ask your employer and bank what they are doing, and talk about it.

Based on the highest-impact personal actions identified by Wynes & Nicholas (2017) and the IPCC's AR6 report on demand-side mitigation.

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