Global GridParaguay's energy mix and electricity
🇵🇾 In 2025, Paraguay generated 45.4 TWh of electricity. Almost all of it, 100%, came from hydro. In total, 100% came from low-carbon sources (nuclear and renewables) and 0% from fossil fuels.
On average, each kilowatt hour produced about 25 grams of carbon dioxide (CO₂), far below the world average of 458 grams in 2025. That makes Paraguay the 5th cleanest of 158 countries that generate at least 1 TWh a year.
Electricity demand was 29.6 TWh. Paraguay exported 15.7 TWh more electricity than it imported.
Since 2000, electricity generation has fallen by 15%, from 53.5 TWh. The low-carbon share went from 100% to 101%.
Live, hour-by-hour figures for Paraguay are not connected yet. The dashboard shows its yearly figures, energy mix since 2000 and interconnector trade.
Energy mix in 2025
- Hydro 100%
- Bioenergy 0.5%
| Source | Share | Generated |
|---|---|---|
| Hydro | 100% | 45.2 TWh |
| Bioenergy | 0.5% | 0.23 TWh |
Energy security score
Strong. Paraguay ranks 55th of 158 countries and 15th of 29 in Americas. The score shows how well a country could keep electricity affordable and on if fuel supplies were disrupted. It is based on 4 of the 5 measures.
| Measure | Score |
|---|---|
| Produces its own energy No reliable figure exists for Paraguay, so this measure is left out and the other four count for more. | n/a |
| Variety of power sources How evenly generation is spread across nine sources. The largest, hydro, made 100%. | 1 |
| Little reliance on imported power Paraguay exported more electricity than it imported, so it scores full marks. | 100 |
| Low-carbon power Nuclear and renewables made 100% of generation. | 100 |
| Low gas and oil use Gas and oil made 0% of generation; the score is 100 minus that share. | 100 |
The five measures are weighted 30%, 20%, 20%, 15% and 15%. How the score works.
Oil and gas pipelines
Global Energy Monitor lists 0 km of oil and gas pipelines operating in Paraguay, 0 km being built and 2,090 km proposed (lengths measured along the mapped routes; a pipeline crossing borders counts in full for each country).
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How it has changed
| Year | Generated | Low-carbon | Fossil | CO₂ g/kWh |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 53.5 TWh | 100% | 0% | 24 |
| 2005 | 51.2 TWh | 100% | 0% | 24 |
| 2010 | 54.1 TWh | 100% | 0% | 24 |
| 2015 | 55.9 TWh | 100% | 0% | 24 |
| 2020 | 46.6 TWh | 100% | 0% | 25 |
| 2024 | 42.4 TWh | 100% | 0% | 25 |
| 2025 | 45.4 TWh | 101% | 0% | 25 |
Questions about Paraguay's energy
What is Paraguay's energy mix?
In 2025, Paraguay's electricity came from hydro 100% and bioenergy 0.5%.
How much of Paraguay's electricity is renewable?
100% of its electricity came from renewables in 2025 (hydro 100% and bioenergy 0.5%).
What is Paraguay's main source of electricity?
Hydro, which made 100% of its electricity in 2025.
How clean is Paraguay's electricity?
About 25 grams of CO₂ for each kilowatt hour in 2025, far below the world average of 458 grams. It ranks 5th cleanest of 158 countries that generate at least 1 TWh a year.
Does Paraguay import electricity?
It is a net exporter: in 2025 it exported 15.7 TWh more electricity than it imported.
How secure is Paraguay's energy supply?
Global Grid's energy security score for Paraguay is 72 out of 100 (strong), 55th of 158 countries. It looks at how much of its own energy it produces, how varied its power sources are, its reliance on imported power and its use of low-carbon power, gas and oil.
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Sources: Ember yearly electricity data (CC BY 4.0), figures up to 2025; pipelines and LNG terminals from Global Energy Monitor's Global Oil Infrastructure Tracker (June 2026 release) and Global Gas Infrastructure Tracker (November 2025 release) (CC BY 4.0). Ember's latest-year figures are first estimates and may be revised. TWh: terawatt hours (one billion kWh).