IDA total vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Electricity production from coal sources

IDA total
9.9%
in 2023
Lao People's Democratic Republic
23.8%
in 2023
IDA total rank
31st
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
34th

Electricity production from coal sources over time

  • IDA total
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
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How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 23.8% against 9.9% in IDA total, a difference of 13.9%.

That makes Lao People's Democratic Republic's figure about 2.4 times IDA total's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was IDA total ahead.

IDA total ranks 31st and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 34th of 47 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, IDA total averaged higher in 1 and Lao People's Democratic Republic in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade IDA total Lao People's Democratic Republic Difference Ahead
2000s 3.1% 0.0% 3.1% IDA total
2010s 5.2% 15.1% 9.9% Lao People's Democratic Republic
2020s 9.6% 25.6% 16.1% Lao People's Democratic Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity production from coal sources, IDA total or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 23.8% against 9.9% in IDA total as of 2023.
What is the difference in electricity production from coal sources between IDA total and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
13.9%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do IDA total and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for electricity production from coal sources?
IDA total ranks 31st and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 34th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Electricity production from coal sources (% of total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Electricity production from coal sources (% of total)
Unit
% of total
Source
IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
257 places, 7,768 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

The share of electricity production from coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.