Net electricity imports in Paraguay
Paraguay: Net electricity imports was -15.7 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Net electricity imports in Paraguay, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2025, net electricity imports in Paraguay stood at -15.7 terawatt-hours. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 61.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net electricity imports in Paraguay peaked at -15.7 terawatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, -48.42 terawatt-hours, in 2016.
Paraguay ranks 208th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -44.44 terawatt-hours | -47.36 terawatt-hours | -39.14 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | -43.31 terawatt-hours | -48.42 terawatt-hours | -31.75 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | -22.63 terawatt-hours | -30.39 terawatt-hours | -15.7 terawatt-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 net electricity imports in Paraguay?
- Net electricity imports in Paraguay was -15.7 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net electricity imports recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was -15.7 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest net electricity imports recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was -48.42 terawatt-hours in 2016.
- How does Paraguay rank for net electricity imports?
- Paraguay ranks 208th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net electricity imports rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net electricity imports. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Electricity imports minus exports, measured in terawatt-hours.