Bhutan vs Paraguay: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity
Bhutan
23.64 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Paraguay
24.7 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Bhutan rank
210th
Paraguay rank
207th
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time
- Bhutan
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 24.7 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 23.64 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Bhutan, a difference of 1.06 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Paraguay ahead.
Bhutan ranks 210th and Paraguay ranks 207th of 213 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 1 and Paraguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.8 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 23.8 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 0.002 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 23.77 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 24.1 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 0.33 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 23.95 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 24.77 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 0.818 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity, Bhutan or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 24.7 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 23.64 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Bhutan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity between Bhutan and Paraguay?
- 1.06 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Paraguay?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and Paraguay rank globally for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
- Bhutan ranks 210th and Paraguay ranks 207th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gases emitted per unit of generated electricity, measured in grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.