1. Paraguay Population: 6,9 million (2016) GDP growth rate: 3,4% (2016)
Income per capita (2016):
4.279 (US$ current)
Poverty rate (2015): 22,2%;
Extreme poverty rate (2015):
9,9%
Inequality (Gini Coefficient):
0.49 (2015)

2. Temperature (average): Max: 28,5º C Min: 18,2º C
Sustainable Development background information: a) Climate and Geography
Period
Temperature (average):
Max: 28,5º C
Min: 18,2º C
Precipitation (anual):
1.563 mm
Source: Meteorological and Hydrology Direction (2017)

3. Sustainable Development background information: b) Water
Uses:
-Electricity production
-Human and animal consumption
-Irrigation
Access:
-Urban: 92,10 %
-Rural: 80,66 %
-Total: 87,55 %
Source: Permanent Household Survey 2016

4. Sustainable Development background information: c) Energy
Primary energy supply (2015): Hydroelectric (68,4%), Biomass: (32,6%)
Energy demand (2015): Biomass (42,6%), Petroleum derivatives (39%), Electricity (18,4%)
Electricity access (2015): 99,3%
Source: Viceministry of mines and energy 2017

5. Sustainable Development background information: d) Land (use)
Paraguay has 2 regions:
Región Oriental: ha
Pasture: 52%
Crops: 25%
Mountains: 13%
Other: 10%
Región Occidental: ha
Pasture: 61%
Mountains: 33% Source: Ministry of Agriculture (2016)
Other: 6%
cattle raising (2016): around of 14 million head of cattle
Source: National Agricultural Census 2008
Crops
Production
hectares
Soya bean tn
Corn tn
Cassava tn
Wheat tn
Sugar cane tn

6. Main objectives of relevant sectoral policies
Energetic politics:
1. Ensure energy security with criteria of self-sufficiency, efficiency, minimum cost, with socio-environmental responsibility, that accompanies the productive development of the country.
2. Ensure access to quality energy for the entire population with attention to consumer rights.
3. Use national sources of hydroelectricity, bioenergy and other alternative sources and encourage the production of hydrocarbons as strategic resources to reduce external dependence and increase the generation of greater national added value.
4. To consolidate Paraguay's position as the axis of regional energy integration based on the sustainable use of its natural resources and its strategic geographical location.
5. To promote, in the population, the understanding of the importance of energy and its sustainable use as a factor of integral development.