Lao PDR Coal Usage/Consumption

Lao PDR coal usage/consumption for 2022 was 23.87%, a 2.59% decline from 2021.
  • Lao PDR coal usage/consumption for 2021 was 26.45%, a 1.96% decline from 2020.
  • Lao PDR coal usage/consumption for 2020 was 28.41%, a 8.11% decline from 2019.
  • Lao PDR coal usage/consumption for 2019 was 36.52%, a 1.59% increase from 2018.
Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.