Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre in Laos
Laos: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre was 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre in Laos, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in terawatt-hours per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre in Laos is 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 161.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre in Laos peaked at 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, in 2003.
Laos ranks 52nd of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre in Laos, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 2004 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 2006 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2009 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 2010 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +148.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +53.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +26.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +44.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +3.2% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, 14.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Laos's 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, 4.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre in Laos changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +148.1% | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 49 Qatar 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 50 Armenia 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 51 Turkey 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 53 Romania 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 54 Faroe Islands 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 55 Serbia 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Laos
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 11,464 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,980 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 8,484 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 11.25 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 303.01 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,806 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 581.36 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,224 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.19 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 79.45 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre in Laos?
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre in Laos was 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 2003.
- How does Laos rank for electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre?
- Laos ranks 52nd out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 161.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.