Brunei vs Laos: Annual percentage change in primary energy use
Brunei
7.6%
in 2024
Laos
8.7%
in 2024
Brunei rank
20th
Laos rank
17th
Annual percentage change in primary energy use over time
- Brunei
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 8.7% against 7.6% in Brunei, a difference of 1.1%.
That makes Laos's figure about 1.2 times Brunei's.
The two have swapped places 27 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Brunei ahead.
Brunei ranks 20th and Laos ranks 17th of 216 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 1 and Laos in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.2% | -2.3% | 5.5% | Brunei |
| 1990s | -1.4% | 5.6% | 7.0% | Laos |
| 2000s | 8.8% | 22.5% | 13.8% | Laos |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 22.0% | 18.1% | Laos |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 3.5% | 2.4% | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy use, Brunei or Laos?
- Laos, at 8.7% against 7.6% in Brunei as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy use between Brunei and Laos?
- 1.1%, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Laos?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Brunei and Laos rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy use?
- Brunei ranks 20th and Laos ranks 17th of 216 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 percentage 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
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.