Austria vs Laos: Electricity generation from hydropower
Austria
37.93 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Laos
40 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Austria rank
20th
Laos rank
18th
Electricity generation from hydropower over time
- Austria
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 40 terawatt-hours against 37.93 terawatt-hours in Austria, a difference of 2.07 terawatt-hours.
That makes Laos's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 20th and Laos ranks 18th of 215 countries.
Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.15 terawatt-hours | 3.32 terawatt-hours | 34.83 terawatt-hours | Austria |
| 2010s | 39.34 terawatt-hours | 15.82 terawatt-hours | 23.52 terawatt-hours | Austria |
| 2020s | 40.35 terawatt-hours | 36.03 terawatt-hours | 4.32 terawatt-hours | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from hydropower, Austria or Laos?
- Laos, at 40 terawatt-hours against 37.93 terawatt-hours in Austria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from hydropower between Austria and Laos?
- 2.07 terawatt-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?
- Austria ranks 20th and Laos ranks 18th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from hydropower. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.