Electricity demand in Paraguay
Paraguay: Electricity demand was 29.65 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
29.65 terawatt-hours
Change on year
up 12.3%
World rank
71st
of 214 countries
All-time high
29.65 terawatt-hours
in 2025
All-time low
6.13 terawatt-hours
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Electricity demand in Paraguay, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 29.65 terawatt-hours for electricity demand in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 12.3% on the previous year and up 100.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand in Paraguay peaked at 29.65 terawatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6.13 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
Paraguay ranks 71st of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Electricity demand in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.13 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 6.18 terawatt-hours | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 6.43 terawatt-hours | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 6.59 terawatt-hours | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 6.92 terawatt-hours | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 7.38 terawatt-hours | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 8.06 terawatt-hours | +9.2% |
| 2007 | 8.6 terawatt-hours | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 9.17 terawatt-hours | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 9.9 terawatt-hours | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 10.68 terawatt-hours | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 11.5 terawatt-hours | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 12.57 terawatt-hours | +9.3% |
| 2013 | 13.15 terawatt-hours | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 14.03 terawatt-hours | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 14.76 terawatt-hours | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 15.52 terawatt-hours | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 16.19 terawatt-hours | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 17.13 terawatt-hours | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 17.84 terawatt-hours | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 18.63 terawatt-hours | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 19.12 terawatt-hours | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 20.16 terawatt-hours | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 22.65 terawatt-hours | +12.4% |
| 2024 | 26.41 terawatt-hours | +16.6% |
| 2025 | 29.65 terawatt-hours | +12.3% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 29.65 terawatt-hours is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.43 terawatt-hours, 1.5× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 29.65 terawatt-hours is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.27 terawatt-hours, 4.7× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.54 terawatt-hours | 6.13 terawatt-hours | 9.9 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.34 terawatt-hours | 10.68 terawatt-hours | 17.84 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.77 terawatt-hours | 18.63 terawatt-hours | 29.65 terawatt-hours | 6 |
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 electricity demand in Paraguay?
- Electricity demand in Paraguay was 29.65 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 29.65 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity demand recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.13 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Paraguay rank for electricity demand?
- Paraguay ranks 71st out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity demand rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.