Lao PDR: Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output)

Key figures

Over five years it is down 5.3 percentage points from 68.59% in 2016. Since 2001 it is down 36.37 percentage points from 99.66% in 2001. The World Bank has no value for 11 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

From 2012 to 2021 the straight-line trend is downward, about 3.68 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 46% of the movement over 8 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 2021, Lao PDR had the 48th highest value of the 204 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.

Closest to Lao PDR in the 2021 ranking

• Honduras — 44th of 204: 64.94%
• Portugal — 45th of 204: 64.91%
• Latvia — 46th of 204: 63.6%
• Korea, Dem. People's Rep. — 48th of 204: 63.08%
• Mali — 49th of 204: 62.29%
• Peru — 50th of 204: 61.78%

What this measures

Renewable electricity is the share of electricity generated by renewable power plants in total electricity generated by all types of plants.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 10 values

Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output) in nearby economies

• American Samoa — 3.87% (2021)
• Australia — 26.66% (2021)
• Brunei Darussalam — 0.02% (2021)
• Cambodia — 56.37% (2021)
• China — 28.43% (2021)
• Fiji — 60.07% (2021)
• French Polynesia — 23.73% (2021)
• Guam — 4.8% (2021)
• Hong Kong SAR, China

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)

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Questions people ask

What is Lao PDR's renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output)?

63.29% in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2001?

It is down 36.37 percentage points from 99.66% in 2001. The highest value was 99.66% in 2001 and the lowest 61.73% in 2018.

How does Lao PDR rank?

48th highest of 204 economies with data for 2021.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, 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.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator EG.ELC.RNEW.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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