Denmark vs Laos: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person (low-carbon)
Denmark
5,058 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Laos
5,165 kilowatt-hours
in 2024
Denmark rank
17th
Laos rank
15th
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person (low-carbon) over time
- Denmark
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 5,165 kilowatt-hours against 5,058 kilowatt-hours in Denmark, a difference of 107 kilowatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 17th and Laos ranks 15th of 214 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 2 and Laos in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,570 kilowatt-hours | 569.23 kilowatt-hours | 1,001 kilowatt-hours | Denmark |
| 2010s | 3,134 kilowatt-hours | 2,321 kilowatt-hours | 812.59 kilowatt-hours | Denmark |
| 2020s | 4,690 kilowatt-hours | 4,773 kilowatt-hours | 83.36 kilowatt-hours | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person, Denmark or Laos?
- Laos, at 5,165 kilowatt-hours against 5,058 kilowatt-hours in Denmark as of 2024.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person between Denmark and Laos?
- 107 kilowatt-hours, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Laos?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Laos rank globally for electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person?
- Denmark ranks 17th and Laos ranks 15th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person. Low-carbon sources correspond to renewables and nuclear power, that produce significantly less greenhouse-gas emissions than fossil fuels. Renewables include solar, wind, hydropower, bioenergy, geothermal, wave, and tidal.