Paraguay vs USSR: Annual percentage change in primary energy use
Paraguay
20.8%
in 2024
USSR
-1.6%
in 1991
Paraguay rank
5th
USSR rank
3rd
Annual percentage change in primary energy use over time
- Paraguay
- USSR
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 20.8% against -1.6% in USSR, a difference of 22.4%.
That makes Paraguay's figure about 13.2 times USSR's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1981 it was USSR ahead.
Paraguay ranks 5th and USSR ranks 3rd of 216 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Paraguay averaged higher in 1 and USSR in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Paraguay | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.8% | 3.8% | 5.1% | Paraguay |
| 1990s | -9.1% | -1.4% | 7.8% | USSR |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy use, Paraguay or USSR?
- Paraguay, at 20.8% against -1.6% in USSR as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy use between Paraguay and USSR?
- 22.4%, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and USSR?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 1991.
- How do Paraguay and USSR rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy use?
- Paraguay ranks 5th and USSR ranks 3rd 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.