Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita in Paraguay
Paraguay: Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita was 0.8027 kilowatt-hours per dollar in 2022. ▲ Rising
Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita in Paraguay, 1980–2022
Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per dollar.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 0.8027 kilowatt-hours per dollar for energy intensity vs. gdp per capita in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy intensity vs. gdp per capita in Paraguay peaked at 0.8396 kilowatt-hours per dollar in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.3597 kilowatt-hours per dollar, in 1981.
Paraguay ranks 102nd of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4602 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.3597 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.6372 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6086 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.496 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.808 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6664 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.6168 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.7413 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7372 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.657 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.8193 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8138 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.799 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.8396 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 3 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 99 Morocco 0.8191 kilowatt-hours per dollar compare
- 100 Indonesia 0.8074 kilowatt-hours per dollar compare
- 101 Germany 0.8039 kilowatt-hours per dollar compare
- 103 Mauritius 0.7968 kilowatt-hours per dollar compare
- 104 Croatia 0.7926 kilowatt-hours per dollar compare
- 105 Nicaragua 0.7847 kilowatt-hours per dollar compare
More energy & mining data for Paraguay
- Fuel imports 10.6% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 1.6% (2025)
- Ores and metals exports 1.7% (2025)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel exports 11.0% (2025)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 11.9% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 63.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is energy intensity vs. gdp per capita in Paraguay?
- Energy intensity vs. gdp per capita in Paraguay was 0.8027 kilowatt-hours per dollar in 2022, according to Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest energy intensity vs. gdp per capita recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8396 kilowatt-hours per dollar in 2021.
- What is the lowest energy intensity vs. gdp per capita recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3597 kilowatt-hours per dollar in 1981.
- How does Paraguay rank for energy intensity vs. gdp per capita?
- Paraguay ranks 102nd out of 163 countries with data for 2022.
- Is energy intensity vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per international-$ of GDP.