Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) was 0.0366 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2010–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Lao People's Democratic Republic recorded 0.0366 for fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 37.0% on the previous year and up 104.2% over five years.
Over the whole period, fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 0.0366 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2010.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 98th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 0.0063 | — |
| 2016 | 0.0123 | +95.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0161 | +31.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0169 | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0179 | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0176 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0224 | +27.3% |
| 2022 | 0.03 | +33.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0267 | -11.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0366 | +37.0% |
Lao People's Democratic Republic compared with similar countries
- Lao People's Democratic Republic's 0.0366 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0085, 4.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Lao People's Democratic Republic's 0.0366 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0225, 1.6× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.007 | 0 | 0.0179 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0267 | 0.0176 | 0.0366 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lao People's Democratic Republic
- 95 Mali 0.0458 compare
- 96 Paraguay 0.0444 compare
- 97 Estonia 0.0442 compare
- 98 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.0366 compare
- 100 Kyrgyzstan 0.036 compare
- 101 Mauritania 0.0358 compare
More energy & mining data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- 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 fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 0.0366 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0366 in 2024.
- What is the lowest fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2010.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production)?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 98th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) (billions of nominal United States dollars). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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