Lao PDR's energy use (kg of oil equivalent per capita) was 842.01 in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 83.76% from 458.22 in 2014 (6.27% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 842.01 | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 809.26 | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 458.22 | 2014 |
| Highest | 851.16 | 2023 |
| Lowest | 296.83 | 2000 |
| Average since 2015 | 782.05 | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 296.83 | 2000 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Lao PDR's energy use (kg of oil equivalent per capita) fell 9.15 on 2023 (from 851.16 to 842.01).
Across the 23 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2023), the average change was +24.1 and a typical year strayed about 49.12 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 standard deviations below 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 151.79 in 2016 and the biggest yearly fall was 81.35 in 2020. 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 upward, about 16.54 a year. A straight line explains 43% 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 98th highest value of the 149 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 | 842.01 | 2024 |
| World | 1,892 | 2024 |
| East Asia & Pacific | 2,488 | 2024 |
| Lower middle income | 640.47 | 2024 |
Closest to Lao PDR in the 2024 ranking
What this measures
Energy use refers to use of primary energy before transformation to other end-use fuels, which is equal to indigenous production plus imports and stock changes, minus exports and fuels supplied to ships and aircraft engaged in international transport.
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 | Energy use (kg of oil equivalent per capita) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 842.01 |
| 2023 | 851.16 |
| 2022 | 847.11 |
| 2021 | 753.83 |
| 2020 | 727.9 |
| 2019 | 809.26 |
| 2018 | 820.8 |
| 2017 | 811.94 |
| 2016 | 754.16 |
| 2015 | 602.37 |
| 2014 |
Energy use (kg of oil equivalent per capita) in nearby economies
- Australia — 5,000 (2024)
- Brunei Darussalam — 8,930 (2024)
- Cambodia — 593.19 (2024)
- China — 2,947 (2024)
- Hong Kong SAR, China — 1,443 (2024)
- Indonesia — 1,020 (2024)
- Japan — 3,004 (2024)
- Korea, Dem. People's Rep. — 713.53 (2024)
- Korea, Rep. — 5,564 (2024)
- Malaysia — 3,176 (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 energy use (kg of oil equivalent per capita)?
- 842.01 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2000?
- It is up 183.67% from 296.83 in 2000 (4.44% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 851.16 in 2023 and the lowest 296.83 in 2000.
- How does Lao PDR rank?
- 98th highest of 149 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in energy use (kg of oil equivalent per capita) unusual for Lao PDR?
- In 2024, Lao PDR's energy use (kg of oil equivalent per capita) fell 9.15 on 2023 (from 851.16 to 842.01). Across the 23 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2023), the average change was +24.1 and a typical year strayed about 49.12 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 standard deviations below 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.PCAP.KG.OE, 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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