Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding … unit in Laos
Laos: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding … unit was -0.2385 kWh per US$ of GDP in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in Laos, 2000–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kWh per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Laos recorded -0.2385 kWh per US$ of GDP for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 115.8% on the previous year and down 9,048.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in Laos peaked at 0.3874 kWh per US$ of GDP in 2019 and was at its lowest, -0.2385 kWh per US$ of GDP, in 2021.
Laos ranks 205th of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding … unit in Laos, year by year
| Year | kWh per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.145 kWh per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2001 | -0.0071 kWh per US$ of GDP | -104.9% |
| 2002 | -0.071 kWh per US$ of GDP | +896.4% |
| 2003 | 0.005 kWh per US$ of GDP | -107.0% |
| 2004 | 0.004 kWh per US$ of GDP | -20.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0048 kWh per US$ of GDP | +19.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0038 kWh per US$ of GDP | -19.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0028 kWh per US$ of GDP | -27.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0025 kWh per US$ of GDP | -11.3% |
| 2009 | 0.004 kWh per US$ of GDP | +59.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0012 kWh per US$ of GDP | -69.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0027 kWh per US$ of GDP | +120.5% |
| 2012 | -0.0282 kWh per US$ of GDP | -1159.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0015 kWh per US$ of GDP | -105.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0367 kWh per US$ of GDP | +2333.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1364 kWh per US$ of GDP | +271.3% |
| 2016 | -0.0059 kWh per US$ of GDP | -104.3% |
| 2017 | -0.0336 kWh per US$ of GDP | +468.0% |
| 2018 | -0.0599 kWh per US$ of GDP | +78.1% |
| 2019 | 0.3874 kWh per US$ of GDP | -746.7% |
| 2020 | -0.1105 kWh per US$ of GDP | -128.5% |
| 2021 | -0.2385 kWh per US$ of GDP | +115.8% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's -0.2385 kWh per US$ of GDP is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0086 kWh per US$ of GDP. (47 countries reporting)
- Laos's -0.2385 kWh per US$ of GDP is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.019 kWh per US$ of GDP. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding … unit 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +2333.3% | 0.0015 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0.0367 kWh per US$ of GDP |
| 2012 | -1159.7% | 0.0027 kWh per US$ of GDP | -0.0282 kWh per US$ of GDP |
| 2002 | -896.4% | -0.0071 kWh per US$ of GDP | -0.071 kWh per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0094 kWh per US$ of GDP | -0.071 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0.145 kWh per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0438 kWh per US$ of GDP | -0.0599 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0.3874 kWh per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.1745 kWh per US$ of GDP | -0.2385 kWh per US$ of GDP | -0.1105 kWh per US$ of GDP | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in Laos?
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in Laos was -0.2385 kWh per US$ of GDP in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3874 kWh per US$ of GDP in 2019.
- What is the lowest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.2385 kWh per US$ of GDP in 2021.
- How does Laos rank for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding?
- Laos ranks 205th out of 205 countries with data for 2021.
- Is electricity production from renewable sources, excluding rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9,048.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.