Canada vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Per capita daily coal consumption

Canada
0.0048 short tons per capita per day
in 2019
Lao People's Democratic Republic
0.0059 short tons per capita per day
in 2018
Canada rank
18th
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
15th

Per capita daily coal consumption over time

  • Canada
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
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How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 0.0059 short tons per capita per day against 0.0048 short tons per capita per day in Canada, a difference of 0.0011 short tons per capita per day.

That makes Lao People's Democratic Republic's figure about 1.2 times Canada's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 39 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 18th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 15th of 194 countries.

Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Lao People's Democratic Republic Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0063 short tons per capita per day 0 short tons per capita per day 0.0063 short tons per capita per day Canada
1990s 0.0075 short tons per capita per day 0 short tons per capita per day 0.0075 short tons per capita per day Canada
2000s 0.0063 short tons per capita per day 0.0002 short tons per capita per day 0.0061 short tons per capita per day Canada
2010s 0.0055 short tons per capita per day 0.0024 short tons per capita per day 0.0031 short tons per capita per day Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita daily coal consumption, Canada or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 0.0059 short tons per capita per day against 0.0048 short tons per capita per day in Canada as of 2018.
What is the difference in per capita daily coal consumption between Canada and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
0.0011 short tons per capita per day, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
39 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2018.
How do Canada and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for per capita daily coal consumption?
Canada ranks 18th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 15th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
U.S Energy Information Administration. Available at: https://www.eia.gov/opendata/, published as Per capita daily coal consumption (short tons per capita per day). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Per capita daily coal consumption (short tons per capita per day)
Unit
short tons per capita per day
Source
U.S Energy Information Administration. Available at: https://www.eia.gov/opendata/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
194 places, 7,302 data points, 1980–2019
Last refreshed

Per capita data has been generated by World Bank staff by taking Energy consumption data [U.S EIA] and applying country population data from the World Bank Group - World Development Indicators.