Renewable energy consumption in Laos
Laos: Renewable energy consumption was 59.3% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Renewable energy consumption in Laos, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in % in TFEC.
Analysis
The most recent figure for renewable energy consumption in Laos is 59.3%, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Laos peaked at 88.4% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 59.3%, in 2015.
Laos ranks 42nd of 224 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86.7% | 85.6% | 88.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.2% | 66.8% | 85.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.6% | 59.3% | 71.5% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy consumption in Laos?
- Renewable energy consumption in Laos was 59.3% in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
- What is the highest renewable energy consumption recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 88.4% in 1990.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.3% in 2015.
- How does Laos rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Laos ranks 42nd out of 224 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC): Share of renewables energy in total final energy consumption