Fuelwood — Energy production in Paraguay
Paraguay: Fuelwood — Energy production was 50,400 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fuelwood — Energy production in Paraguay, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fuelwood — energy production in Paraguay is 50,400 TJ, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 24.1% on the previous year and down 41.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fuelwood — energy production in Paraguay peaked at 103,661 TJ in 2017 and was at its lowest, 50,400 TJ, in 2024.
Paraguay ranks 83rd of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Fuelwood — Energy production in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 56,097 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 60,908 TJ | +8.6% |
| 1992 | 72,473 TJ | +19.0% |
| 1993 | 74,860 TJ | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 81,860 TJ | +9.3% |
| 1995 | 84,258 TJ | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 85,661 TJ | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 86,750 TJ | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 88,743 TJ | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 77,224 TJ | -13.0% |
| 2000 | 92,637 TJ | +20.0% |
| 2001 | 75,869 TJ | -18.1% |
| 2002 | 73,192 TJ | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 73,644 TJ | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 77,294 TJ | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 78,986 TJ | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 88,391 TJ | +11.9% |
| 2007 | 88,958 TJ | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 83,795 TJ | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 75,506 TJ | -9.9% |
| 2010 | 75,893 TJ | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 73,938 TJ | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 76,996 TJ | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 82,337 TJ | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 86,665 TJ | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 97,298 TJ | +12.3% |
| 2016 | 100,814 TJ | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 103,661 TJ | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 101,548 TJ | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 98,604 TJ | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 69,461 TJ | -29.6% |
| 2021 | 70,054 TJ | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 68,540 TJ | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 66,404 TJ | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 50,400 TJ | -24.1% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 50,400 TJ is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7,580 TJ, 6.6× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 50,400 TJ is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4,919 TJ, 10.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76,884 TJ | 56,097 TJ | 88,743 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 80,827 TJ | 73,192 TJ | 92,637 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 89,775 TJ | 73,938 TJ | 103,661 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 64,972 TJ | 50,400 TJ | 70,054 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 80 Argentina 50,955 TJ compare
- 81 Morocco 50,623 TJ compare
- 82 Papua New Guinea 50,544 TJ compare
- 84 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 48,926 TJ compare
- 85 Belgium 48,226 TJ compare
- 86 Switzerland 48,040 TJ compare
More environment data for Paraguay
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.6 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.45 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.698 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.2789 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fuelwood — energy production in Paraguay?
- Fuelwood — energy production in Paraguay was 50,400 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fuelwood — energy production recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 103,661 TJ in 2017.
- What is the lowest fuelwood — energy production recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 50,400 TJ in 2024.
- How does Paraguay rank for fuelwood — energy production?
- Paraguay ranks 83rd out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fuelwood — energy production rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Fuelwood — Energy production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Bioenergy contains data on bioenergy use and bioenergy production, covering the following items: i) animal waste, ii) bagasse, iii) bio jet kerosene, iv) biodiesel, v) biogases, vi) biogasoline, vii) black liquor, viii) charcoal, ix) fuelwood, x) other liquid biofuels, xi) other vegetal material and residues.