Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Paraguay
Paraguay: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources was 45.35 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▼ Falling
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Paraguay, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Paraguay is 45.35 terawatt-hours, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.9% on the previous year and down 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Paraguay peaked at 63.94 terawatt-hours in 2016 and was at its lowest, 40.84 terawatt-hours, in 2021.
That places Paraguay 34th out of 209 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.98 terawatt-hours | 45.32 terawatt-hours | 55.46 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.64 terawatt-hours | 49.59 terawatt-hours | 63.94 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.4 terawatt-hours | 40.84 terawatt-hours | 53.04 terawatt-hours | 6 |
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More climate change data for Paraguay
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.1% (2100)
- Population growth 1.2% (2025)
- Population, total 7.01 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 2.0% (2025)
- Urban population 4.94 million (2025)
- Urban population 70.4% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 1.15 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 208.53 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 1.15 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 1.15 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Paraguay?
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Paraguay was 45.35 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 63.94 terawatt-hours in 2016.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.84 terawatt-hours in 2021.
- How does Paraguay rank for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Paraguay ranks 34th out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from low-carbon sources rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours. 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.