Electricity generation from hydropower per person in Paraguay
Paraguay: Electricity generation from hydropower per person was 6,432 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ▼ Falling
Electricity generation from hydropower per person in Paraguay, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 6,432 kilowatt-hours for electricity generation from hydropower per person in 2025.
The figure is up 5.7% on the previous year and down 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from hydropower per person in Paraguay peaked at 10,486 kilowatt-hours in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6,070 kilowatt-hours, in 2021.
That places Paraguay 6th out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9,613 kilowatt-hours | 8,736 kilowatt-hours | 10,486 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,422 kilowatt-hours | 7,590 kilowatt-hours | 10,214 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,636 kilowatt-hours | 6,070 kilowatt-hours | 7,715 kilowatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
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 electricity generation from hydropower per person in Paraguay?
- Electricity generation from hydropower per person in Paraguay was 6,432 kilowatt-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 hydropower per person recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 10,486 kilowatt-hours in 2000.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from hydropower per person recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,070 kilowatt-hours in 2021.
- How does Paraguay rank for electricity generation from hydropower per person?
- Paraguay ranks 6th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from hydropower per person rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.9%. 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 hydropower per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 26 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.