Laos vs Norway: Annual change in primary energy use
Laos
6.78 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Norway
7.57 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Laos rank
37th
Norway rank
35th
Annual change in primary energy use over time
- Laos
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 7.57 terawatt-hours against 6.78 terawatt-hours in Laos, a difference of 0.79 terawatt-hours.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Norway ahead.
Laos ranks 37th and Norway ranks 35th of 218 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 3 and Norway in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -0.0705 terawatt-hours | 4.8 terawatt-hours | 4.87 terawatt-hours | Norway |
| 1990s | 0.0899 terawatt-hours | 3.38 terawatt-hours | 3.29 terawatt-hours | Norway |
| 2000s | 1 terawatt-hours | 0.1194 terawatt-hours | 0.8814 terawatt-hours | Laos |
| 2010s | 6.09 terawatt-hours | 1.25 terawatt-hours | 4.84 terawatt-hours | Laos |
| 2020s | 2.3 terawatt-hours | -0.1404 terawatt-hours | 2.44 terawatt-hours | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy use, Laos or Norway?
- Norway, at 7.57 terawatt-hours against 6.78 terawatt-hours in Laos as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy use between Laos and Norway?
- 0.79 terawatt-hours, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Norway?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Laos and Norway rank globally for annual change in primary energy use?
- Laos ranks 37th and Norway ranks 35th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.