India vs Paraguay: Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita
India
7,419 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Paraguay
7,908 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
India rank
141st
Paraguay rank
138th
Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita over time
- India
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 7,908 kilowatt-hours per person against 7,419 kilowatt-hours per person in India, a difference of 489 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.1 times India's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Paraguay ahead.
India ranks 141st and Paraguay ranks 138th of 218 countries.
Paraguay has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,940 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,441 kilowatt-hours per person | 501.07 kilowatt-hours per person | Paraguay |
| 1990s | 2,876 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,426 kilowatt-hours per person | 549.64 kilowatt-hours per person | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 3,840 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,253 kilowatt-hours per person | 413.01 kilowatt-hours per person | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 5,643 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,648 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,004 kilowatt-hours per person | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 6,730 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,599 kilowatt-hours per person | 869.47 kilowatt-hours per person | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy use per person vs. gdp per capita, India or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 7,908 kilowatt-hours per person against 7,419 kilowatt-hours per person in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in energy use per person vs. gdp per capita between India and Paraguay?
- 489 kilowatt-hours per person, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Paraguay?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do India and Paraguay rank globally for energy use per person vs. gdp per capita?
- India ranks 141st and Paraguay ranks 138th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.