Laos vs Paraguay: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person (low-carbon)
Laos
5,165 kilowatt-hours
in 2024
Paraguay
6,466 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Laos rank
15th
Paraguay rank
12th
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person (low-carbon) over time
- Laos
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 6,466 kilowatt-hours against 5,165 kilowatt-hours in Laos, a difference of 1,301 kilowatt-hours.
That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.3 times Laos's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Paraguay has been ahead every year.
Laos ranks 15th and Paraguay ranks 12th of 214 countries.
Paraguay has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 569.23 kilowatt-hours | 9,613 kilowatt-hours | 9,044 kilowatt-hours | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 2,321 kilowatt-hours | 9,438 kilowatt-hours | 7,116 kilowatt-hours | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 4,773 kilowatt-hours | 6,713 kilowatt-hours | 1,940 kilowatt-hours | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person, Laos or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 6,466 kilowatt-hours against 5,165 kilowatt-hours in Laos as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person between Laos and Paraguay?
- 1,301 kilowatt-hours, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Paraguay?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Laos and Paraguay rank globally for electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person?
- Laos ranks 15th and Paraguay ranks 12th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person. Low-carbon sources correspond to renewables and nuclear power, that produce significantly less greenhouse-gas emissions than fossil fuels. Renewables include solar, wind, hydropower, bioenergy, geothermal, wave, and tidal.