Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Low income: Electricity production from coal sources
Electricity production from coal sources over time
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Low income
How they compare
Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 23.8% against 6.8% in Low income, a difference of 17.0%.
That makes Lao People's Democratic Republic's figure about 3.5 times Low income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Low income ahead.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 34th and Low income ranks 36th of 210 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Lao People's Democratic Republic averaged higher in 2 and Low income in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Low income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 9.3% | 9.3% | Low income |
| 2010s | 15.1% | 8.0% | 7.1% | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2020s | 25.6% | 7.2% | 18.5% | 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, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Low income?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 23.8% against 6.8% in Low income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in electricity production from coal sources between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Low income?
- 17.0%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Low income?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Low income rank globally for electricity production from coal sources?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 34th and Low income ranks 36th of 210 countries.
- 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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About this data
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.