Solid biofuels — Energy consumption in Paraguay
Paraguay: Solid biofuels — Energy consumption was 54,595 TJ in 2024. ▼ Falling
Solid biofuels — Energy consumption in Paraguay, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 54,595 TJ for solid biofuels — energy consumption in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 18.3% on the previous year and down 45.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid biofuels — energy consumption in Paraguay peaked at 110,953 TJ in 2017 and was at its lowest, 54,595 TJ, in 2024.
Paraguay ranks 70th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Solid biofuels — Energy consumption in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 71,855 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 74,021 TJ | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 82,204 TJ | +11.1% |
| 1993 | 81,457 TJ | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 91,711 TJ | +12.6% |
| 1995 | 96,306 TJ | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 94,836 TJ | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 95,848 TJ | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 98,046 TJ | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 96,076 TJ | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 96,316 TJ | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 93,681 TJ | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 90,431 TJ | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 90,380 TJ | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 91,552 TJ | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 93,469 TJ | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 95,440 TJ | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 92,887 TJ | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 85,900 TJ | -7.5% |
| 2009 | 86,258 TJ | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 87,823 TJ | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 84,900 TJ | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 89,430 TJ | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 95,833 TJ | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 100,342 TJ | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 105,270 TJ | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 110,632 TJ | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 110,953 TJ | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 109,519 TJ | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 107,508 TJ | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 69,920 TJ | -35.0% |
| 2021 | 67,054 TJ | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 64,587 TJ | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 66,843 TJ | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 54,595 TJ | -18.3% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 54,595 TJ is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7,461 TJ, 7.3× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 54,595 TJ is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3,491 TJ, 15.6× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Solid biofuels — Energy consumption in Paraguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -35.0% | 107,508 TJ | 69,920 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 88,236 TJ | 71,855 TJ | 98,046 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 91,631 TJ | 85,900 TJ | 96,316 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 100,221 TJ | 84,900 TJ | 110,953 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 64,600 TJ | 54,595 TJ | 69,920 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
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 solid biofuels — energy consumption in Paraguay?
- Solid biofuels — energy consumption in Paraguay was 54,595 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid biofuels — energy consumption recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 110,953 TJ in 2017.
- What is the lowest solid biofuels — energy consumption recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 54,595 TJ in 2024.
- How does Paraguay rank for solid biofuels — energy consumption?
- Paraguay ranks 70th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is solid biofuels — energy consumption rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Solid biofuels — Energy consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.