Electricity production from coal sources in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Electricity production from coal sources was 23.8% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Electricity production from coal sources in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2000–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2023, electricity production from coal sources in Lao People's Democratic Republic stood at 23.8%.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 31.8% over five years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from coal sources in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 36.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 33rd of 209 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity production from coal sources in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 0.0% | — |
| 2012 | 0.0% | — |
| 2013 | 0.0% | — |
| 2014 | 0.0% | — |
| 2015 | 13.9% | — |
| 2016 | 31.0% | +123.8% |
| 2017 | 35.2% | +13.4% |
| 2018 | 34.9% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 36.5% | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 28.4% | -22.2% |
| 2021 | 26.5% | -6.9% |
| 2022 | 23.9% | -9.8% |
| 2023 | 23.8% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.1% | 0.0% | 36.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.6% | 23.8% | 28.4% | 4 |
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- 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 electricity production from coal sources in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Electricity production from coal sources in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 23.8% in 2023, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from coal sources recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 36.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest electricity production from coal sources recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for electricity production from coal sources?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 33rd out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from coal sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of electricity production from coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.