Total Bioenergy — Energy consumption in Paraguay
Paraguay: Total Bioenergy — Energy consumption was 66,326 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total Bioenergy — Energy consumption in Paraguay, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 66,326 TJ for total bioenergy — energy consumption in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 12.2% on the previous year and down 36.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total bioenergy — energy consumption in Paraguay peaked at 117,432 TJ in 2017 and was at its lowest, 66,326 TJ, in 2024.
That places Paraguay 67th out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Total Bioenergy — 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 | 98,136 TJ | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 96,252 TJ | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 96,364 TJ | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 93,698 TJ | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 90,451 TJ | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 90,400 TJ | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 91,554 TJ | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 93,652 TJ | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 95,634 TJ | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 93,179 TJ | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 87,824 TJ | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 88,503 TJ | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 90,750 TJ | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 88,007 TJ | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 92,696 TJ | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 99,685 TJ | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 104,621 TJ | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 110,339 TJ | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 116,891 TJ | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 117,432 TJ | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 116,589 TJ | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 115,874 TJ | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 78,035 TJ | -32.7% |
| 2021 | 76,334 TJ | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 73,278 TJ | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 75,501 TJ | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 66,326 TJ | -12.2% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 66,326 TJ is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7,761 TJ, 8.5× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 66,326 TJ is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3,491 TJ, 19.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total Bioenergy — 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 | -32.7% | 115,874 TJ | 78,035 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 88,263 TJ | 71,855 TJ | 98,136 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 92,126 TJ | 87,824 TJ | 96,364 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 105,288 TJ | 88,007 TJ | 117,432 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 73,895 TJ | 66,326 TJ | 78,035 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 total bioenergy — energy consumption in Paraguay?
- Total bioenergy — energy consumption in Paraguay was 66,326 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total bioenergy — energy consumption recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 117,432 TJ in 2017.
- What is the lowest total bioenergy — energy consumption recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 66,326 TJ in 2024.
- How does Paraguay rank for total bioenergy — energy consumption?
- Paraguay ranks 67th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total bioenergy — energy consumption rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.6%. 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 Total Bioenergy — 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.