Alternative and nuclear energy (% of total energy use) in Laos
Laos: Alternative and nuclear energy (% of total energy use) was 52.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Alternative and nuclear energy in Laos, 2000–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total energy use.
Analysis
The most recent figure for alternative and nuclear energy in Laos is 52.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 9.6% on the previous year and up 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alternative and nuclear energy in Laos peaked at 52.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 2009.
Laos ranks 2nd of 151 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Alternative and nuclear energy (% of total energy use) in Laos, year by year
| Year | % of total energy use | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.3% | — |
| 2001 | 18.6% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 17.9% | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 15.3% | -14.6% |
| 2004 | 15.6% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 15.8% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 14.8% | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 12.7% | -14.5% |
| 2008 | 12.8% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 11.0% | -13.7% |
| 2010 | 27.0% | +144.4% |
| 2011 | 40.9% | +51.7% |
| 2012 | 40.0% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 45.2% | +13.0% |
| 2014 | 42.8% | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 29.5% | -31.1% |
| 2016 | 29.2% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 30.4% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 32.8% | +8.2% |
| 2019 | 29.0% | -11.6% |
| 2020 | 45.9% | +58.1% |
| 2021 | 50.5% | +9.9% |
| 2022 | 52.1% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 48.0% | -7.8% |
| 2024 | 52.7% | +9.6% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 52.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.9%, 10.7× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Laos's 52.7% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7.1%, 7.4× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Alternative and nuclear energy (% of total energy use) in Laos changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +144.4% | 11.0% | 27.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.3% | 11.0% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.7% | 27.0% | 45.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.8% | 45.9% | 52.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Laos
More energy & mining data for Laos
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 8.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fuel imports 18.8% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is alternative and nuclear energy in Laos?
- Alternative and nuclear energy in Laos was 52.7% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest alternative and nuclear energy recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 52.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest alternative and nuclear energy recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 2009.
- How does Laos rank for alternative and nuclear energy?
- Laos ranks 2nd out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is alternative and nuclear energy rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Alternative and nuclear energy (% of total energy use). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Clean energy is noncarbohydrate energy that does not produce carbon dioxide when generated. It includes hydropower and nuclear, geothermal, and solar power, among others. This is the share of total energy supply that is non-fossil.