Cambodia vs Laos: Electricity generation from coal
Cambodia
10.05 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Laos
12.18 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Cambodia rank
31st
Laos rank
29th
Electricity generation from coal over time
- Cambodia
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 12.18 terawatt-hours against 10.05 terawatt-hours in Cambodia, a difference of 2.13 terawatt-hours.
That makes Laos's figure about 1.2 times Cambodia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Laos ahead.
Cambodia ranks 31st and Laos ranks 29th of 207 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 1 and Laos in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.005 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.005 terawatt-hours | Cambodia |
| 2010s | 1.6 terawatt-hours | 4.46 terawatt-hours | 2.85 terawatt-hours | Laos |
| 2020s | 5.35 terawatt-hours | 11.95 terawatt-hours | 6.6 terawatt-hours | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from coal, Cambodia or Laos?
- Laos, at 12.18 terawatt-hours against 10.05 terawatt-hours in Cambodia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from coal between Cambodia and Laos?
- 2.13 terawatt-hours, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Laos?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Cambodia and Laos rank globally for electricity generation from coal?
- Cambodia ranks 31st and Laos ranks 29th of 207 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.