Renewable energy consumption in Paraguay
Paraguay: Renewable energy consumption was 61.7% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Renewable energy consumption in Paraguay, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in % in TFEC.
Analysis
The most recent figure for renewable energy consumption in Paraguay is 61.7%, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Paraguay peaked at 79.2% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 61.7%, in 2015.
Paraguay ranks 38th of 226 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Renewable energy consumption in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % in TFEC | 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% | -1.7% |
| 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 | 66.7% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 68.8% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 67.3% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 66.8% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 66.6% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 66.4% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 64.2% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 63.1% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 62.7% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 63.1% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 63.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 61.7% | -2.3% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 61.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.8%, 3.9× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 61.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 15.1%, 4.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72.0% | 65.9% | 79.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.8% | 66.4% | 70.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.0% | 61.7% | 64.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More reference data data for Paraguay
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3166 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6344 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.06 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5539 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 29.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 3.45 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy consumption in Paraguay?
- Renewable energy consumption in Paraguay was 61.7% in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
- What is the highest renewable energy consumption recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 79.2% in 1991.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.7% in 2015.
- How does Paraguay rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Paraguay ranks 38th out of 226 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC): Share of renewables energy in total final energy consumption