Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%) in Laos
Laos: Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%) was 54.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
54.6%
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
42nd
of 248 countries
All-time high
83.9%
in 1990
All-time low
50.2%
in 2018
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Laos, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Laos is 54.6%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Laos peaked at 83.9% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 50.2%, in 2018.
That places Laos 42nd out of 248 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%) in Laos, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 83.9% | — |
| 1991 | 83.4% | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 82.1% | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 81.9% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 81.7% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 81.1% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 80.5% | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 80.3% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 83.0% | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 83.2% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 81.5% | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 81.1% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 80.2% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 78.7% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 74.0% | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 73.9% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 69.8% | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 70.7% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 69.3% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 66.5% | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 64.8% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 63.6% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 62.4% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 58.6% | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 58.2% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 53.3% | -8.5% |
| 2016 | 51.7% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 50.6% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 50.2% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 54.4% | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 56.5% | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 57.1% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 56.7% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 56.3% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 54.6% | -3.0% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 54.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 42.5%, 1.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Laos's 54.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12.6%, 4.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 82.1% | 80.3% | 83.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.6% | 66.5% | 81.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.8% | 50.2% | 64.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.3% | 54.6% | 57.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 39 Liechtenstein 58.0% compare
- 40 Sri Lanka 55.5% compare
- 41 Zimbabwe 54.6% compare
- 42 Lao People's Democratic Republic 54.6% compare
- 44 Côte d'Ivoire 54.5% compare
- 44 Cote d'Ivoire 54.5% compare
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 renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Laos?
- Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Laos was 54.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 83.9% in 1990.
- What is the lowest renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.2% in 2018.
- How does Laos rank for renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption?
- Laos ranks 42nd out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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