Oil share of electricity — all countries

Oil share of electricity — Paraguay

Oil share of electricity in Paraguay in 2023 — 0%. Ranked 2 in the world out of 136. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 0.02 pp.

2023 0% −0 pp vs 2022
World rank 2of 136
Period maximum 0.28%1995
Period minimum 0%2003

Trend over time

1990–2023 · % of generation

Oil share of electricity — Paraguay, 1990–202300.10.20.31990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.03%1991: 0.04%1992: 0.04%1993: 0.04%1994: 0.02%1995: 0.28%1996: 0.03%1997: 0.02%1998: 0.02%1999: 0.03%2000: 0%2001: 0%2002: 0%2003: 0%2004: 0%2005: 0%2006: 0%2007: 0%2008: 0%2009: 0%2010: 0%2011: 0%2012: 0%2013: 0%2014: 0.01%2015: 0%2016: 0%2017: 0%2018: 0%2019: 0%2020: 0%2021: 0%2022: 0%2023: 0%
Change over the period: −0.02 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Paraguay

Paraguay 0%
World 2.51%
South America computed 2.88%
Oil share of electricity — Paraguay, by year Paraguay All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 0 −0 pp
2022 0 −0 pp
2021 0 +0 pp
2020 0 +0 pp
2019 0 +0 pp
2018 0 +0 pp
2017 0 +0 pp
2016 0 −0 pp
2015 0 −0.01 pp
2014 0.01 +0.01 pp
2013 0 −0 pp
2012 0 +0 pp
2011 0 −0 pp
2010 0 +0 pp
2009 0 +0 pp
2008 0 −0 pp
2007 0 +0 pp
2006 0 +0 pp
2005 0 +0 pp
2004 0 +0 pp
2003 0 −0 pp
2002 0 −0 pp
2001 0 −0 pp
2000 0 −0.03 pp
1999 0.03 +0.01 pp
1998 0.02 −0 pp
1997 0.02 −0.01 pp
1996 0.03 −0.25 pp
1995 0.28 +0.26 pp
1994 0.02 −0.03 pp
1993 0.04 +0 pp
1992 0.04 +0 pp
1991 0.04 +0.01 pp
1990 0.03

About the indicator

The share of electricity generated from oil and petroleum products. In large power systems this share is close to zero: burning oil for electricity is expensive, and it is more profitable to send it to transport. It is high where there is no other choice — on islands and in isolated systems, to which diesel can be shipped but where a pipeline or a large hydro plant cannot be built. A high value therefore usually says not that a country is rich in oil but that it is isolated.

Important: Aggregates are weighted by generation in terawatt-hours and computed from 2000 onward. A high value usually means an isolated power system rather than oil wealth.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.