Annual percentage change in primary energy use in Paraguay
Paraguay: Annual percentage change in primary energy use was 20.8% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Annual percentage change in primary energy use in Paraguay, 1981–2024
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 20.8% for annual percentage change in primary energy use in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 257.3% on the previous year and up 265.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual percentage change in primary energy use in Paraguay peaked at 30.9% in 1987 and was at its lowest, -13.2%, in 2023.
Paraguay ranks 5th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual percentage change in primary energy use in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | -5.1% | — |
| 1982 | -0.3% | -94.6% |
| 1983 | 5.8% | -2166.4% |
| 1984 | 6.7% | +15.4% |
| 1985 | 13.5% | +102.7% |
| 1986 | 4.8% | -64.0% |
| 1987 | 30.9% | +537.8% |
| 1988 | -3.5% | -111.2% |
| 1989 | 26.8% | -876.1% |
| 1990 | -12.7% | -147.3% |
| 1991 | -5.6% | -56.2% |
| 1992 | 10.7% | -293.1% |
| 1993 | 8.1% | -24.9% |
| 1994 | 13.3% | +65.0% |
| 1995 | 14.1% | +5.8% |
| 1996 | -11.6% | -182.1% |
| 1997 | 9.8% | -184.5% |
| 1998 | 14.0% | +42.9% |
| 1999 | 15.3% | +9.8% |
| 2000 | -11.0% | -172.0% |
| 2001 | 2.4% | -121.8% |
| 2002 | 5.5% | +127.1% |
| 2003 | 3.4% | -38.0% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | -42.5% |
| 2005 | -3.3% | -269.9% |
| 2006 | 8.5% | -356.6% |
| 2007 | 5.0% | -40.6% |
| 2008 | 4.7% | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 4.9% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 11.6% | +137.5% |
| 2011 | 3.6% | -69.1% |
| 2012 | 7.4% | +107.4% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | -79.9% |
| 2014 | 5.7% | +281.9% |
| 2015 | 15.7% | +175.8% |
| 2016 | 13.6% | -13.0% |
| 2017 | 2.6% | -81.2% |
| 2018 | 5.6% | +117.9% |
| 2019 | -0.7% | -112.9% |
| 2020 | -3.0% | +312.0% |
| 2021 | 9.3% | -413.2% |
| 2022 | -4.2% | -145.2% |
| 2023 | -13.2% | +214.1% |
| 2024 | 20.8% | -257.3% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 20.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.6%, 8.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 20.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9%, 24.2× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual percentage change in primary energy use in Paraguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +2166.4% | -0.3% | 5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.8% | -5.1% | 30.9% | 9 |
| 1990s | 5.5% | -12.7% | 15.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.2% | -11.0% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.6% | -0.7% | 15.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | -13.2% | 20.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More energy & mining data for Paraguay
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 20.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 10.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual percentage change in primary energy use in Paraguay?
- Annual percentage change in primary energy use in Paraguay was 20.8% in 2024, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual percentage change in primary energy use recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 30.9% in 1987.
- What is the lowest annual percentage change in primary energy use recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was -13.2% in 2023.
- How does Paraguay rank for annual percentage change in primary energy use?
- Paraguay ranks 5th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual percentage change in primary energy use rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 265.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual percentage change in primary energy use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.