Environment in Puerto Rico 43 indicators covering environment for Puerto Rico. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.06 Mt CO2e 2024 down 5.1% 117th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 2.19 Mt CO2e 2024 down 13.2% 128th Carbon intensity of GDP 0.1555 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 2024 up 41.1% 150th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 12.28 Mt CO2e 2024 up 48.9% 62nd Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 4.82 t CO2e/capita 2024 up 50.0% 57th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 15.43 Mt CO2e 2024 up 34.0% 95th Aquaculture production 10 metric tons 2024 down 50.0% 179th Capture fisheries production 2,130 metric tons 2024 up 17.7% 169th Total fisheries production 2,140 metric tons 2024 up 16.9% 186th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.1363 Mt CO2e 2024 down 50.7% 147th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0991 Mt CO2e 2024 down 37.2% 160th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0032 Mt CO2e 2024 down 73.8% 133rd Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.7224 Mt CO2e 2024 up 144.3% 109th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 0.1092 Mt CO2e 2024 down 14.2% 154th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0018 Mt CO2e 2024 down 62.5% 163rd Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0093 Mt CO2e 2024 down 15.5% 122nd Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 17.62 Mt CO2e 2024 up 25.2% 125th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 0.0453 Mt CO2e 2024 up 0.9% 138th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0222 Mt CO2e 2024 down 18.1% 128th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.3889 Mt CO2e 2024 down 39.2% 26th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.6409 Mt CO2e 2024 down 28.7% 138th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.0733 Mt CO2e 2024 up 33.3% 137th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0002 Mt CO2e 2024 down 33.3% 165th Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0075 Mt CO2e 2024 up 70.5% 90th Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.5 t CO2e/capita 2024 up 40.1% 74th Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.46 Mt CO2e 2024 down 12.0% 145th Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0026 Mt CO2e 2024 up 73.3% 166th Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0017 Mt CO2e 2024 up 13.3% 176th Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e 2024 down 50.0% 163rd Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e 2024 — 152nd Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1.55 Mt CO2e 2024 down 7.0% 150th Carbon intensity of GDP 0.109 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 2024 up 41.1% 115th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF -18.9% 2024 up 52.2% 163rd Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 19.7% 2024 down 70.9% 129th Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF -19.0% 2024 up 46.1% 170th Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF -29.7% 2024 down 21.7% 183rd Coal rents 0.0% 2021 — 70th Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of availa 19.54 2022 down 8.9% 71st Forest rents 0.0% 2021 — 186th Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of to 109.09 2022 down 1.2% 39th PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 0.0% 2017 — 166th PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 0.0% 2017 — 123rd PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 0.0% 2017 — 92nd