Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Laos
Laos: Net electricity imports as a share of demand was -235.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Laos, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, net electricity imports as a share of demand in Laos stood at -235.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.2% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net electricity imports as a share of demand in Laos peaked at -28.6% in 2009 and was at its lowest, -365.8%, in 2017.
That places Laos 213th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Laos, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -251.0% | — |
| 2001 | -270.7% | +7.9% |
| 2002 | -246.6% | -8.9% |
| 2003 | -181.2% | -26.5% |
| 2004 | -261.4% | +44.2% |
| 2005 | -161.9% | -38.1% |
| 2006 | -106.9% | -34.0% |
| 2007 | -39.3% | -63.3% |
| 2008 | -65.3% | +66.4% |
| 2009 | -28.6% | -56.2% |
| 2010 | -186.3% | +550.8% |
| 2011 | -318.2% | +70.8% |
| 2012 | -231.5% | -27.2% |
| 2013 | -271.0% | +17.0% |
| 2014 | -219.0% | -19.2% |
| 2015 | -142.6% | -34.9% |
| 2016 | -280.4% | +96.6% |
| 2017 | -365.8% | +30.4% |
| 2018 | -358.3% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | -268.8% | -25.0% |
| 2020 | -277.3% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | -289.4% | +4.4% |
| 2022 | -327.1% | +13.0% |
| 2023 | -205.8% | -37.1% |
| 2024 | -235.1% | +14.2% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's -235.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2%. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net electricity imports as a share of demand 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 | -550.8% | -28.6% | -186.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -161.3% | -270.7% | -28.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | -264.2% | -365.8% | -142.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | -267.0% | -327.1% | -205.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 210 Tajikistan -26.7% compare
- 211 Turkmenistan -37.5% compare
- 212 Paraguay -53.0% compare
More energy & mining data for Laos
- 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)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 18.8% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net electricity imports as a share of demand in Laos?
- Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Laos was -235.1% in 2024, according to Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net electricity imports as a share of demand recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was -28.6% in 2009.
- What is the lowest net electricity imports as a share of demand recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was -365.8% in 2017.
- How does Laos rank for net electricity imports as a share of demand?
- Laos ranks 213th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net electricity imports as a share of demand rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net electricity imports as a share of demand. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Electricity imports minus exports, measured as a percentage of total electricity demand in the country or region.