Access to electricity — all countries

Access to electricity — Laos

Access to electricity in Laos in 2024 — 96.5%. Ranked 147 in the world out of 215. Since 1993, the indicator has risen by 65.5 pp.

2024 96.5% +0 pp vs 2023
World rank 147of 215
Period maximum 100%2021
Period minimum 25%1995

Trend over time

1993–2024 · % of population

Access to electricity — Laos, 1993–202402550751001993199720012005200920132017202120241993: 31%1994: 25.6%1995: 25%1996: 31.2%1997: 34.1%1998: 36.9%1999: 39.7%2000: 42.6%2001: 45.3%2002: 46.3%2003: 48%2004: 53.5%2005: 57.2%2006: 57%2007: 55%2008: 66%2009: 67.4%2010: 70.2%2011: 70%2012: 76.4%2013: 79.3%2014: 82.5%2015: 89.7%2016: 89%2017: 93.6%2018: 92.9%2019: 98.4%2020: 99.3%2021: 100%2022: 100%2023: 96.5%2024: 96.5%
Change over the period: +65.5 pp Annual average: 2.11 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Laos

Laos 96.5%
World 91.9%
South-Eastern Asia computed 97.5%
Access to electricity — Laos, by year Laos All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 96.5 +0 pp
2023 96.5 −3.5 pp
2022 100 +0 pp
2021 100 +0.7 pp
2020 99.3 +0.9 pp
2019 98.4 +5.5 pp
2018 92.9 −0.7 pp
2017 93.6 +4.6 pp
2016 89 −0.7 pp
2015 89.7 +7.2 pp
2014 82.5 +3.2 pp
2013 79.3 +2.9 pp
2012 76.4 +6.4 pp
2011 70 −0.2 pp
2010 70.2 +2.8 pp
2009 67.4 +1.4 pp
2008 66 +11 pp
2007 55 −2 pp
2006 57 −0.2 pp
2005 57.2 +3.7 pp
2004 53.5 +5.5 pp
2003 48 +1.7 pp
2002 46.3 +1 pp
2001 45.3 +2.7 pp
2000 42.6 +2.9 pp
1999 39.7 +2.8 pp
1998 36.9 +2.8 pp
1997 34.1 +2.8 pp
1996 31.2 +6.2 pp
1995 25 −0.6 pp
1994 25.6 −5.4 pp
1993 31

About the indicator

The share of the population with access to electricity — both through centralized grids and through off-grid and mini-grid solutions. The target of UN Sustainable Development Goal 7.1 is universal access by 2030. Having a connection does not mean that supply is reliable: in a number of countries with formal coverage of 100% outages happen daily.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.