Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Small states: Electricity production from coal sources

Lao People's Democratic Republic
23.8%
in 2023
Small states
7.7%
in 2024
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
34th
Small states rank
33rd

Electricity production from coal sources over time

  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • Small states
0204060199020072024

How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 23.8% against 7.7% in Small states, a difference of 16.1%.

That makes Lao People's Democratic Republic's figure about 3.1 times Small states's.

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

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 34th and Small states ranks 33rd of 210 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lao People's Democratic Republic Small states Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0% 19.6% 19.6% Small states
2010s 15.1% 16.8% 1.6% Small states
2020s 25.6% 11.6% 14.0% 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 Small states?
Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 23.8% against 7.7% in Small states as of 2023.
What is the difference in electricity production from coal sources between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Small states?
16.1%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Small states?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Small states rank globally for electricity production from coal sources?
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 34th and Small states ranks 33rd 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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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.