Lao PDR's combustible renewables and waste (% of total energy) was 27.03% in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 25.02 percentage points from 52.05% in 2014.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 27.03% | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 30.69% | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 52.05% | 2014 |
| Highest | 78.15% | 2000 |
| Lowest | 27.03% | 2024 |
| Average since 2015 | 30.63% | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 78.15% | 2000 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Lao PDR's combustible renewables and waste (% of total energy) fell 0.22 percentage points on 2023 (from 27.25% to 27.03%).
Across the 23 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2023), the average change was −2.21 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 3.22 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 2.8 percentage points in 2020 and the biggest yearly fall was 12.54 percentage points in 2015. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is downward, about 0.79 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 40% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Lao PDR had the 44th highest value of the 143 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Lao PDR | 27.03% | 2024 |
| World | 9.33% | 2024 |
| East Asia & Pacific | 4.58% | 2024 |
| Lower middle income | 24.02% | 2024 |
Closest to Lao PDR in the 2024 ranking
What this measures
Combustible renewables and waste comprise solid biomass, liquid biomass, biogas, industrial waste, and municipal waste, measured as a percentage of total energy use. The indicator expresses the share of total energy supply.
Limitations: The IEA makes these estimates in consultation with national statistical offices, oil companies, electric utilities, and national energy experts. The IEA occasionally revises its time series to reflect political changes, and energy statistics undergo continual changes in coverage or methodology as more detailed energy accounts become available. Breaks in series are therefore unavoidable.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 25 values
| Year | Combustible renewables and waste (% of total energy) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 27.03 |
| 2023 | 27.25 |
| 2022 | 27.99 |
| 2021 | 31.72 |
| 2020 | 33.49 |
| 2019 | 30.69 |
| 2018 | 29.42 |
| 2017 | 28.4 |
| 2016 | 30.83 |
| 2015 | 39.51 |
| 2014 |
Combustible renewables and waste (% of total energy) in nearby economies
- Australia — 3.39% (2024)
- Brunei Darussalam — 0% (2015)
- Cambodia — 25.85% (2024)
- China — 3.12% (2024)
- Hong Kong SAR, China — 1.27% (2024)
- Indonesia — 11.07% (2024)
- Japan — 4.82% (2024)
- Korea, Dem. People's Rep. — 6.03% (2024)
- Korea, Rep. — 3.35% (2024)
More environment data for Lao PDR
- Population in largest city — 755,941 (2025)
- Population in the largest city (% of urban population) — 23.82% (2025)
- Rural population — 4.7 million (2025)
- Rural population (% of total population) — 59.69% (2025)
- Urban population — 3.17 million (2025)
- Urban population (% of total population) — 40.31% (2025)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons) — 153,504 (2024)
- Capture fisheries production (metric tons) — 78,795 (2024)
- Total fisheries production (metric tons) — 232,299 (2024)
- Rural population growth (annual %) — 0.06% (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Lao PDR's combustible renewables and waste (% of total energy)?
- 27.03% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2000?
- It is down 51.12 percentage points from 78.15% in 2000. The highest value was 78.15% in 2000 and the lowest 27.03% in 2024.
- How does Lao PDR rank?
- 44th highest of 143 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in combustible renewables and waste (% of total energy) unusual for Lao PDR?
- In 2024, Lao PDR's combustible renewables and waste (% of total energy) fell 0.22 percentage points on 2023 (from 27.25% to 27.03%). Across the 23 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2023), the average change was −2.21 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 3.22 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator EG.USE.CRNW.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), uri: https://www.iea.org/data-and-statistics/data-tools/energy-statistics-data-browser, publisher: International Energy Agency (IEA), date accessed: 2025-03-25 Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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