Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Paraguay
Paraguay: Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources was 62.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Paraguay, 1990–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division and International Energy Agency and International Renewable Energy Agency – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Paraguay stood at 62.7%.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Paraguay peaked at 79.2% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 58.9%, in 2021.
Paraguay ranks 31st of 230 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 78.5% | — |
| 1991 | 79.2% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 75.7% | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 72.6% | -4.1% |
| 1994 | 69.9% | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 70.2% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 70.8% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 69.5% | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 67.4% | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 65.9% | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 70.4% | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 69.8% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 67.7% | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 67.0% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 66.8% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 68.8% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 66.5% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 68.4% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 65.8% | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 65.4% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 63.6% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 62.5% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 63.4% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 62.6% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 62.6% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 60.6% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 62.5% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 60.1% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 59.3% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 60.2% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 61.9% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 58.9% | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 61.2% | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 62.7% | +2.4% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 62.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.9%, 4.9× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 62.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.2%, 6.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72.0% | 65.9% | 79.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.7% | 65.4% | 70.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.8% | 59.3% | 63.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.2% | 58.9% | 62.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
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 share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Paraguay?
- Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Paraguay was 62.7% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division and International Energy Agency and International Renewable Energy Agency – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 79.2% in 1991.
- What is the lowest share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.9% in 2021.
- How does Paraguay rank for share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources?
- Paraguay ranks 31st out of 230 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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 and International Energy Agency and International Renewable Energy Agency – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%).