Renewable energy consumption in Laos
Laos: Renewable energy consumption was 72,480 TJ in 2015. ▲ Rising
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 TJ.
Analysis
Laos recorded 72,480 TJ for renewable energy consumption in 2015.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Laos peaked at 73,471 TJ in 2010 and was at its lowest, 51,639 TJ, in 1990.
That places Laos 80th out of 233 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Renewable energy consumption in Laos, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 51,639 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 52,294 TJ | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 52,516 TJ | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 52,760 TJ | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 52,806 TJ | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 53,137 TJ | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 53,592 TJ | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 54,078 TJ | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 54,420 TJ | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 54,823 TJ | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 55,310 TJ | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 55,645 TJ | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 55,940 TJ | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 56,452 TJ | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 56,936 TJ | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 57,457 TJ | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 58,881 TJ | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 59,614 TJ | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 60,395 TJ | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 62,312 TJ | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 73,471 TJ | +17.9% |
| 2011 | 72,311 TJ | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 73,026 TJ | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 73,225 TJ | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 73,247 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 72,480 TJ | -1.0% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 72,480 TJ is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 65,966 TJ, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Laos's 72,480 TJ is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3,174 TJ, 22.8× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53,206 TJ | 51,639 TJ | 54,823 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 57,894 TJ | 55,310 TJ | 62,312 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 72,960 TJ | 72,311 TJ | 73,471 TJ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Laos
More reference data data for Laos
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6615 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.913 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3021 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.64 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy consumption in Laos?
- Renewable energy consumption in Laos was 72,480 TJ 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 73,471 TJ in 2010.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 51,639 TJ in 1990.
- How does Laos rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Laos ranks 80th out of 233 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 (TJ). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Renewable energy consumption (TJ): This indicator includes renewable energy consumption of all technologies: hydro, modern and traditional biomass, wind, solar, liquid biofuels, biogas, geothermal, marine and waste