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
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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

Indicator
Energy intensity
Unit
kilowatt-hours per dollar
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
166 places, 7,844 data points, 1965–2022
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per international-$ of GDP.