New Zealand vs Paraguay: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person (low-carbon)
New Zealand
7,306 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Paraguay
6,466 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
New Zealand rank
9th
Paraguay rank
12th
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person (low-carbon) over time
- New Zealand
- Paraguay
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 7,306 kilowatt-hours against 6,466 kilowatt-hours in Paraguay, a difference of 840 kilowatt-hours.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Paraguay's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Paraguay ahead.
New Zealand ranks 9th and Paraguay ranks 12th of 214 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 1 and Paraguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6,858 kilowatt-hours | 9,613 kilowatt-hours | 2,755 kilowatt-hours | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 7,411 kilowatt-hours | 9,438 kilowatt-hours | 2,027 kilowatt-hours | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 7,201 kilowatt-hours | 6,672 kilowatt-hours | 529.36 kilowatt-hours | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person, New Zealand or Paraguay?
- New Zealand, at 7,306 kilowatt-hours against 6,466 kilowatt-hours in Paraguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person between New Zealand and Paraguay?
- 840 kilowatt-hours, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Paraguay?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and Paraguay rank globally for electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person?
- New Zealand ranks 9th 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.