Primary energy consumption of Puerto Rico dropped by 7.32% from 0.31 quadrillion btu in 2015 to 0.29 quadrillion btu in 2016. Since the 6.03% jump in 2012, primary energy consumption plummeted by 21.14% in 2016.
The description is composed by our digital data assistant.The Energy Information Administration includes the following in U.S. Primary Energy Consumption: coal consumption; coal coke net imports; petroleum consumption (petroleum products supplied, including natural gas plant liquids and crude oil burned as fuel); dry natural gas excluding supplemental gaseous fuels consumption; nuclear electricity net generation (converted to Btu using the nuclear plants heat rate); conventional hydroelectricity net generation (converted to Btu using the fossil-fueled plants heat rate); geothermal electricity net generation (converted to Btu using the geothermal plants heat rate), and geothermal heat pump energy and geothermal direct use energy; solar thermal and photovoltaic electricity net generation (converted to Btu using the fossil-fueled plants heat rate), and solar thermal direct use energy; wind electricity net generation (converted to Btu using the fossil-fueled plants heat rate); wood and wood-derived fuels consumption; biomass waste consumption; fuel ethanol and biodiesel consumption; losses and co-products from the production of fuel ethanol and biodiesel; and electricity net imports (converted to Btu using the electricity heat content of 3,412 Btu per kilowatthour).
| Date | Value | Change, % |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 0.29 | -7.32% |
| 2015 | 0.31 | 0.96% |
| 2014 | 0.31 | -2.51% |
| 2013 | 0.32 | -13.55% |
| 2012 | 0.37 | 6.03% |
| 2011 | 0.35 | 7.41% |
| 2010 | 0.32 | -14.96% |
| 2009 | 0.38 | -6.39% |
| 2008 | 0.41 | -6.65% |
| 2007 | 0.44 | -3.54% |
| 2006 | 0.45 | -9.96% |
| 2005 | 0.50 |