Which has higher renewable electricity, Afghanistan or Lao People's Democratic Republic?

Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 86.4% against 86.1% in Afghanistan as of 2015.

What is the difference in renewable electricity between Afghanistan and Lao People's Democratic Republic?

0.3%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Lao People's Democratic Republic?

26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.

Where does this data come from?

World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Afghanistan vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Renewable electricity

Afghanistan

86.1%

in 2015

Lao People's Democratic Republic

86.4%

in 2015

Afghanistan rank

23rd

Lao People's Democratic Republic rank

21st

Renewable electricity over time

Afghanistan
Lao People's Democratic Republic

How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 86.4% against 86.1% in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.3%.

Across all 26 years both countries report, Lao People's Democratic Republic has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 23rd and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 21st of 226 countries.

Lao People's Democratic Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Lao People's Democratic Republic	Difference	Ahead
1990s	70.1%	95.0%	24.9%	Lao People's Democratic Republic
2000s	74.1%	96.3%	22.3%	Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s	84.1%	97.7%	13.7%	Lao People's Democratic Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher renewable electricity, Afghanistan or Lao People's Democratic Republic?: Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 86.4% against 86.1% in Afghanistan as of 2015.
What is the difference in renewable electricity between Afghanistan and Lao People's Democratic Republic?: 0.3%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Lao People's Democratic Republic?: 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
How do Afghanistan and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for renewable electricity?: Afghanistan ranks 23rd and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 21st of 226 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output)
Unit: % in total electricity output
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 232 places, 6,032 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output): Share of electrity generated by renewable power plants in total electricity generated by all types of plants