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Electricity generation in Paraguay

Paraguay: Electricity generation was 45.35 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
45.35 terawatt-hours
Change on year
up 6.9%
World rank
59th
of 214 countries
All-time high
63.94 terawatt-hours
in 2016
All-time low
40.84 terawatt-hours
in 2021
Years of data
26
2000–2025

Electricity generation in Paraguay, 2000–2025

02040602000201220252000: 53.5 terawatt-hours2001: 45.3 terawatt-hours2002: 48.2 terawatt-hours2003: 51.8 terawatt-hours2004: 51.9 terawatt-hours2005: 51.2 terawatt-hours2006: 53.8 terawatt-hours2007: 53.7 terawatt-hours2008: 55.5 terawatt-hours2009: 54.9 terawatt-hours2010: 54.1 terawatt-hours2011: 57.6 terawatt-hours2012: 60.2 terawatt-hours2013: 60.5 terawatt-hours2014: 55.4 terawatt-hours2015: 55.9 terawatt-hours2016: 63.9 terawatt-hours2017: 59.8 terawatt-hours2018: 59.3 terawatt-hours2019: 49.6 terawatt-hours2020: 46.6 terawatt-hours2021: 40.8 terawatt-hours2022: 44.1 terawatt-hours2023: 53 terawatt-hours2024: 42.4 terawatt-hours2025: 45.4 terawatt-hours

Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.

Analysis

In 2025, electricity generation in Paraguay stood at 45.35 terawatt-hours.

The figure is up 6.9% on the previous year and down 18.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electricity generation in Paraguay peaked at 63.94 terawatt-hours in 2016 and was at its lowest, 40.84 terawatt-hours, in 2021.

That places Paraguay 59th out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 51.98 terawatt-hours 45.32 terawatt-hours 55.46 terawatt-hours 10
2010s 57.64 terawatt-hours 49.59 terawatt-hours 63.94 terawatt-hours 10
2020s 45.4 terawatt-hours 40.84 terawatt-hours 53.04 terawatt-hours 6

Countries ranked near Paraguay

  1. 56 Portugal 51.13 terawatt-hours compare
  2. 57 Romania 49.81 terawatt-hours compare
  3. 58 Belarus 46.37 terawatt-hours compare
  4. 60 Morocco 44.5 terawatt-hours compare
  5. 61 New Zealand 43.34 terawatt-hours compare
  6. 62 Nigeria 41.54 terawatt-hours compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is electricity generation in Paraguay?
Electricity generation in Paraguay was 45.35 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest electricity generation recorded in Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 63.94 terawatt-hours in 2016.
What is the lowest electricity generation recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 40.84 terawatt-hours in 2021.
How does Paraguay rank for electricity generation?
Paraguay ranks 59th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
Is electricity generation rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Paraguay data come from?
The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
216 places, 6,724 data points, 1920–2025
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Total electricity generated in each country or region, measured in terawatt-hours.