Electricity generation from hydropower in Paraguay
Paraguay: Electricity generation from hydropower was 45.11 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
45.11 terawatt-hours
Change on year
up 7.0%
World rank
16th
of 215 countries
All-time high
63.77 terawatt-hours
in 2016
All-time low
40.57 terawatt-hours
in 2021
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Electricity generation from hydropower in Paraguay, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 45.11 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from hydropower in 2025.
That represents a change of up 7.0% on the previous year and down 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from hydropower in Paraguay peaked at 63.77 terawatt-hours in 2016 and was at its lowest, 40.57 terawatt-hours, in 2021.
That places Paraguay 16th out of 215 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.
Electricity generation from hydropower in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 53.49 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 45.32 terawatt-hours | -15.3% |
| 2002 | 48.21 terawatt-hours | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 51.77 terawatt-hours | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 51.93 terawatt-hours | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 51.17 terawatt-hours | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 53.77 terawatt-hours | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 53.71 terawatt-hours | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 55.46 terawatt-hours | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 54.94 terawatt-hours | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 54.06 terawatt-hours | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 57.62 terawatt-hours | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 60.23 terawatt-hours | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 60.38 terawatt-hours | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 55.28 terawatt-hours | -8.4% |
| 2015 | 55.74 terawatt-hours | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 63.77 terawatt-hours | +14.4% |
| 2017 | 59.68 terawatt-hours | -6.4% |
| 2018 | 59.21 terawatt-hours | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 49.45 terawatt-hours | -16.5% |
| 2020 | 46.37 terawatt-hours | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 40.57 terawatt-hours | -12.5% |
| 2022 | 43.87 terawatt-hours | +8.1% |
| 2023 | 52.8 terawatt-hours | +20.4% |
| 2024 | 42.17 terawatt-hours | -20.1% |
| 2025 | 45.11 terawatt-hours | +7.0% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 45.11 terawatt-hours is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.83 terawatt-hours, 24.7× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 45.11 terawatt-hours is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.24 terawatt-hours, 188.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.98 terawatt-hours | 45.32 terawatt-hours | 55.46 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.54 terawatt-hours | 49.45 terawatt-hours | 63.77 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.15 terawatt-hours | 40.57 terawatt-hours | 52.8 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 generation from hydropower in Paraguay?
- Electricity generation from hydropower in Paraguay was 45.11 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 hydropower recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 63.77 terawatt-hours in 2016.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from hydropower recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.57 terawatt-hours in 2021.
- How does Paraguay rank for electricity generation from hydropower?
- Paraguay ranks 16th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from hydropower rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.1%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours.