Austria vs Laos: Electricity generation from hydropower per person

Austria
4,162 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Laos
5,148 kilowatt-hours
in 2024
Austria rank
10th
Laos rank
8th

Electricity generation from hydropower per person over time

  • Austria
  • Laos
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How they compare

Laos currently reports 5,148 kilowatt-hours against 4,162 kilowatt-hours in Austria, a difference of 986 kilowatt-hours.

That makes Laos's figure about 1.2 times Austria's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 10th and Laos ranks 8th of 214 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 2 and Laos in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Laos Difference Ahead
2000s 4,661 kilowatt-hours 569.23 kilowatt-hours 4,092 kilowatt-hours Austria
2010s 4,570 kilowatt-hours 2,318 kilowatt-hours 2,251 kilowatt-hours Austria
2020s 4,463 kilowatt-hours 4,757 kilowatt-hours 294.24 kilowatt-hours Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity generation from hydropower per person, Austria or Laos?
Laos, at 5,148 kilowatt-hours against 4,162 kilowatt-hours in Austria as of 2024.
What is the difference in electricity generation from hydropower per person between Austria and Laos?
986 kilowatt-hours, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Laos?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Austria and Laos rank globally for electricity generation from hydropower per person?
Austria ranks 10th and Laos ranks 8th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from hydropower per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation from hydropower per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 7,805 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.