Electricity demand per person in Paraguay
Paraguay: Electricity demand per person was 4,228 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity demand per person in Paraguay, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 4,228 kilowatt-hours for electricity demand per person in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.9% on the previous year and up 76.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand per person in Paraguay peaked at 4,228 kilowatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,191 kilowatt-hours, in 2001.
Paraguay ranks 81st of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,388 kilowatt-hours | 1,191 kilowatt-hours | 1,746 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,332 kilowatt-hours | 1,861 kilowatt-hours | 2,738 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,335 kilowatt-hours | 2,821 kilowatt-hours | 4,228 kilowatt-hours | 6 |
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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 demand per person in Paraguay?
- Electricity demand per person in Paraguay was 4,228 kilowatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand per person recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 4,228 kilowatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity demand per person recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,191 kilowatt-hours in 2001.
- How does Paraguay rank for electricity demand per person?
- Paraguay ranks 81st out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity demand per person rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.