Denmark vs Lao PDR: Electricity generation from renewables per person

Denmark
5,058 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Lao PDR
5,165 kilowatt-hours
in 2024
Denmark rank
12th
Lao PDR rank
11th

Electricity generation from renewables per person over time

  • Denmark
  • Lao PDR
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How they compare

Lao PDR currently reports 5,165 kilowatt-hours against 5,058 kilowatt-hours in Denmark, a difference of 107 kilowatt-hours.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 12th and Lao PDR ranks 11th of 209 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 2 and Lao PDR in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Lao PDR Difference Ahead
2000s 1,570 kilowatt-hours 569.23 kilowatt-hours 1,001 kilowatt-hours Denmark
2010s 3,134 kilowatt-hours 2,321 kilowatt-hours 812.59 kilowatt-hours Denmark
2020s 4,690 kilowatt-hours 4,773 kilowatt-hours 83.36 kilowatt-hours Lao PDR

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity generation from renewables per person, Denmark or Lao PDR?
Lao PDR, at 5,165 kilowatt-hours against 5,058 kilowatt-hours in Denmark as of 2024.
What is the difference in electricity generation from renewables per person between Denmark and Lao PDR?
107 kilowatt-hours, with Lao PDR ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Lao PDR?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Denmark and Lao PDR rank globally for electricity generation from renewables per person?
Denmark ranks 12th and Lao PDR ranks 11th of 209 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 renewables 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 renewables 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
214 places, 6,983 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.