Fossil electricity share in Laos

Oil, gas and coal produced 24.2% of electricity in Laos in 2024.

Measure: Electricity from oil, gas and coal Unit: % of total electricity production Data: 2000 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Laos, 2024 24.2% % of total electricity production
Change from 2023 −0.8percentage points 2023: 25.1%
World, 2023 48.7% Official aggregate Not the same period as Laos (2024).

Fossil electricity share in Laos over time

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% of total electricity production. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Electricity from oil, gas and coal (% of total electricity production), 2001 to 2024
Period LaosWorld
2024 24.2% –
2023 25.1% 48.7%
2022 23.9% 60.7%
2021 26.5% 61.5%
2020 28.4% 61.4%
2019 36.5% 62.9%
2018 34.9% 64.1%
2017 35.2% 64.7%
2016 31.0% 65.3%
2015 13.9% 66.1%
2014 0.0% 66.7%
2013 0.0% 67.1%
2012 0.0% 67.7%
2011 0.0% 67.8%
2010 0.0% 66.9%
2009 0.0% 66.6%
2008 0.0% 67.3%
2007 0.0% 67.7%
2006 0.0% 66.5%
2005 0.0% 66.1%
2004 0.0% 65.8%
2003 0.0% 66.1%
2002 0.0% 64.9%
2001 0.0% 64.4%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.8 percentage points from 25.1% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 0.0%, the figure has changed by +24.2 percentage points.

Source and dates

Original producer
International Energy Agency
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EG.ELC.FOSL.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2000 to 2024 for Laos
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: International Energy Agency