Paraguay vs Zimbabwe: Annual percentage change in primary energy use
Paraguay
20.8%
in 2024
Zimbabwe
25.8%
in 2024
Paraguay rank
5th
Zimbabwe rank
2nd
Annual percentage change in primary energy use over time
- Paraguay
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 25.8% against 20.8% in Paraguay, a difference of 5.0%.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.2 times Paraguay's.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Paraguay ranks 5th and Zimbabwe ranks 2nd of 216 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Paraguay averaged higher in 4 and Zimbabwe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Paraguay | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.8% | 5.0% | 3.8% | Paraguay |
| 1990s | 5.5% | 1.1% | 4.4% | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 2.2% | -5.4% | 7.6% | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 2.6% | 4.0% | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 14.3% | 12.3% | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy use, Paraguay or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 25.8% against 20.8% in Paraguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy use between Paraguay and Zimbabwe?
- 5.0%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Zimbabwe?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Paraguay and Zimbabwe rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy use?
- Paraguay ranks 5th and Zimbabwe ranks 2nd 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.