Bhutan vs Paraguay: Annual percentage change in primary energy use
Bhutan
13.0%
in 2024
Paraguay
20.8%
in 2024
Bhutan rank
8th
Paraguay rank
5th
Annual percentage change in primary energy use over time
- Bhutan
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 20.8% against 13.0% in Bhutan, a difference of 7.8%.
That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.6 times Bhutan's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 8th and Paraguay ranks 5th of 216 countries.
Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 57.8% | 8.8% | 49.0% | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 13.2% | 5.5% | 7.7% | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 10.9% | 2.2% | 8.7% | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 6.6% | 0.7% | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 25.3% | 1.9% | 23.4% | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy use, Bhutan or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 20.8% against 13.0% in Bhutan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy use between Bhutan and Paraguay?
- 7.8%, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Paraguay?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and Paraguay rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy use?
- Bhutan ranks 8th and Paraguay ranks 5th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage change in primary energy use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.