Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity (watts per capita) in Paraguay
Paraguay: Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity (watts per capita) was 1,280 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity in Paraguay, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for installed renewable electricity-generating capacity in Paraguay is 1,280, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, installed renewable electricity-generating capacity in Paraguay peaked at 1,588 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1,280, in 2024.
Paraguay ranks 28th of 237 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity (watts per capita) in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,588 | — |
| 2001 | 1,561 | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 1,540 | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 1,521 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 1,503 | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 1,487 | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 1,535 | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 1,583 | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 1,568 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 1,552 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 1,534 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 1,514 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 1,492 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 1,478 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 1,456 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 1,435 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 1,415 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 1,395 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 1,375 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 1,361 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 1,343 | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 1,326 | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 1,312 | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 1,296 | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 1,280 | -1.2% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 1,280 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 200.01, 6.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 1,280 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 207.73, 6.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,544 | 1,487 | 1,588 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,445 | 1,361 | 1,534 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,311 | 1,280 | 1,343 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 25 Montenegro 1,323 compare
- 26 China 1,281 compare
- 27 Luxembourg 1,280 compare
- 29 Ireland 1,257 compare
- 30 United States 1,239 compare
- 31 Latvia 1,235 compare
More energy & mining data for Paraguay
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- 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)
- Fuel imports 10.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is installed renewable electricity-generating capacity in Paraguay?
- Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity in Paraguay was 1,280 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest installed renewable electricity-generating capacity recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1,588 in 2000.
- What is the lowest installed renewable electricity-generating capacity recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,280 in 2024.
- How does Paraguay rank for installed renewable electricity-generating capacity?
- Paraguay ranks 28th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is installed renewable electricity-generating capacity rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity (watts per capita). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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