Puerto Rico Solar Power: Generation, Share and Trend
Puerto Rico generated 910 GWh of electricity from solar in 2025, 4.7% of its total, according to Ember. That made it the 73rd largest solar power producer in 2025 of the 180 countries with Ember data, comparing each country's latest year. Solar supplied 8.8% of the world's electricity in 2025. These are annual statistics for 2025, with monthly figures through June 2026; they are
compiled from national sources and are not real time.
Key Facts
Puerto Rico generated 910 GWh of electricity from solar in 2025.
Solar supplied 4.7% of Puerto Rico's electricity in 2025.
Puerto Rico was the 73rd largest solar power producer in 2025 among the 180 countries with Ember data, comparing each country's latest year.
Puerto Rico's solar generation in 2025 was 62% higher than in 2020, when it was 560 GWh.
Puerto Rico's solar generation in 2025 was 10 times the 2015 level of 90.0 GWh.
Puerto Rico's solar generation peaked at 960 GWh in 2024.
Puerto Rico's solar share in 2025 was below the world share of 8.8%.
Puerto Rico had 1.36 GW of solar generating capacity in 2025.
Key Figures, 2025
Measure
Value
As of / source
Solar generation
910 GWh
2025 · Ember
Share of Puerto Rico's electricity
4.7%
2025 · Ember
World share of solar
8.8%
2025 · Ember
Rank by solar generation (each country's latest year)
73 of 180
2025 · Ember
Solar capacity
1.36 GW
2025 · Ember
Solar Generation Year by Year
Ember annual statistics, 2000 to 2025
Solar
Puerto Rico's electricity generation from solar each year from 2000 to 2025, in GWh. It was 910 GWh in 2025.
Annual statistics through 2025, GWh
Puerto Rico solar electricity generation, 2000 to 2025
Year
Solar
2000
0 TWh
2001
0 TWh
2002
0 TWh
2003
0 TWh
2004
0 TWh
2005
0 TWh
2006
0 TWh
2007
0 TWh
2008
0 TWh
2009
0 TWh
2010
0 TWh
2011
0 TWh
2012
20.0 GWh
2013
40.0 GWh
2014
50.0 GWh
2015
90.0 GWh
2016
120 GWh
2017
160 GWh
2018
310 GWh
2019
500 GWh
2020
560 GWh
2021
680 GWh
2022
850 GWh
2023
850 GWh
2024
960 GWh
2025
910 GWh
Puerto RicoWorld
The share of Puerto Rico's electricity generated from solar, 2000 to 2025, compared with the world share. In 2025 it was 4.7%, against 8.8% worldwide.
Annual statistics through 2025, % of generation
Share of Puerto Rico's electricity from solar and the world share, 2000 to 2025
Source: Ember (ember-energy.org), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Data as of 2025. World shares are Ember's World totals; ranks compare each country's latest year, which can differ between countries.
Solar Generation Month by Month
Ember monthly statistics through June 2026
Solar
Puerto Rico generated 20.0 GWh of electricity from solar in June 2026, against 20.0 GWh in June 2025.
Monthly statistics through June 2026, TWh
Puerto Rico monthly solar electricity generation, July 2024 to June 2026
Month
Solar
2024-07
20.0 GWh
2024-08
20.0 GWh
2024-09
20.0 GWh
2024-10
20.0 GWh
2024-11
20.0 GWh
2024-12
20.0 GWh
2025-01
10.0 GWh
2025-02
20.0 GWh
2025-03
20.0 GWh
2025-04
20.0 GWh
2025-05
20.0 GWh
2025-06
20.0 GWh
2025-07
20.0 GWh
2025-08
20.0 GWh
2025-09
20.0 GWh
2025-10
20.0 GWh
2025-11
20.0 GWh
2025-12
20.0 GWh
2026-01
20.0 GWh
2026-02
10.0 GWh
2026-03
20.0 GWh
2026-04
20.0 GWh
2026-05
20.0 GWh
2026-06
20.0 GWh
Source: Ember (ember-energy.org), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Data as of June 2026. Monthly figures for Puerto Rico can differ slightly from the annual totals.