Australia vs Laos: Energy intensity
Australia
1.13 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Laos
1.18 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Australia rank
58th
Laos rank
56th
Energy intensity over time
- Australia
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 1.18 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 1.13 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Australia, a difference of 0.05 kilowatt-hours per dollar.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 58th and Laos ranks 56th of 165 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and Laos in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.28 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.2514 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 2.03 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Australia |
| 1990s | 2.06 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.2095 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 1.85 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Australia |
| 2000s | 1.69 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.4444 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 1.24 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Australia |
| 2010s | 1.36 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.9679 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.3911 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Australia |
| 2020s | 1.16 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 1.27 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.1149 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy intensity, Australia or Laos?
- Laos, at 1.18 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 1.13 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Australia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in energy intensity between Australia and Laos?
- 0.05 kilowatt-hours per dollar, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Laos?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
- How do Australia and Laos rank globally for energy intensity?
- Australia ranks 58th and Laos ranks 56th of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Energy intensity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per international-$ of GDP.