Electricity generation from renewables in Paraguay

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

Latest (2025)
45.35 terawatt-hours
Change on year
up 6.9%
World rank
30th
of 209 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 from renewables 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

Paraguay recorded 45.35 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from renewables in 2025.

That represents a change of up 6.9% on the previous year and down 18.9% over ten years.

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

That places Paraguay 30th out of 209 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

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. 27 Poland 54.59 terawatt-hours compare
  2. 28 Argentina 52.96 terawatt-hours compare
  3. 29 Finland 46.47 terawatt-hours compare
  4. 31 Switzerland 44.1 terawatt-hours compare
  5. 32 Malaysia 41.53 terawatt-hours compare
  6. 33 Portugal 41.39 terawatt-hours compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is electricity generation from renewables in Paraguay?
Electricity generation from renewables 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 from renewables recorded in Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 63.94 terawatt-hours in 2016.
What is the lowest electricity generation from renewables recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 40.84 terawatt-hours in 2021.
How does Paraguay rank for electricity generation from renewables?
Paraguay ranks 30th out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
Is electricity generation from renewables 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 from renewables. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation from renewables
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, 7,081 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours.