Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Paraguay
Paraguay: Share of electricity generation from bioenergy was 0.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Paraguay, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 0.5% for share of electricity generation from bioenergy in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.5% on the previous year and up 97.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Paraguay peaked at 0.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Paraguay ranks 99th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 0.0% | — |
| 2012 | 0.0% | — |
| 2013 | 0.2% | — |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +17.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -12.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +28.9% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | +97.5% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | +18.6% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | -17.7% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | -16.8% |
| 2024 | 0.6% | +25.1% |
| 2025 | 0.5% | -6.5% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 0.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5%, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 0.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5%, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 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 share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Paraguay?
- Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Paraguay was 0.5% in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from bioenergy recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from bioenergy recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Paraguay rank for share of electricity generation from bioenergy?
- Paraguay ranks 99th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from bioenergy rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 97.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Share of electricity generation from bioenergy. 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 as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.