Lao PDR Electricity Access 1993-2024

Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity. Electrification data are collected from industry, national surveys and international sources.
  • Lao PDR electricity access for 2021 was 100.00%, a 0.69% increase from 2020.
  • Lao PDR electricity access for 2020 was 99.31%, a 0.91% increase from 2019.
  • Lao PDR electricity access for 2019 was 98.40%, a 5.5% increase from 2018.
  • Lao PDR electricity access for 2018 was 92.90%, a 0.7% decline from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name % of Population
Sri Lanka 100.00%
Bhutan 100.00%
Lao PDR 100.00%
Vietnam 100.00%
Georgia 100.00%
Mongolia 100.00%
Ukraine 100.00%
Egypt 100.00%
West Bank and Gaza 100.00%
Moldova 100.00%
Timor-Leste 100.00%
Morocco 100.00%
Uzbekistan 99.90%
Tunisia 99.90%
Kyrgyz Republic 99.67%
India 99.57%
Indonesia 99.21%
Bangladesh 98.99%
Bolivia 98.56%
El Salvador 97.89%
Philippines 97.49%
Cabo Verde 95.52%
Pakistan 94.92%
Honduras 94.13%
Kiribati 92.83%
Ghana 86.30%
Nicaragua 86.29%
Micronesia 83.63%
Eswatini 82.90%
Cambodia 82.50%
Sao Tome and Principe 78.45%
Kenya 76.54%
Solomon Islands 76.35%
Myanmar 72.47%
Vanuatu 70.04%
Cameroon 65.45%
Djibouti 65.44%
Sudan 61.77%
Nigeria 59.50%
Lesotho 50.38%
Republic of Congo 49.66%
Angola 48.22%
Mauritania 47.70%
Zambia 46.69%
Papua New Guinea 20.92%
Lao PDR Electricity Access - Historical Data
Year % of Population Annual Change
2021 100.00% 0.69%
2020 99.31% 0.91%
2019 98.40% 5.50%
2018 92.90% -0.70%
2017 93.60% 4.59%
2016 89.01% -0.69%
2015 89.70% 7.20%
2014 82.50% 3.21%
2013 79.29% 2.92%
2012 76.37% 6.37%
2011 70.00% -0.22%
2010 70.22% 2.82%
2009 67.40% 1.40%
2008 66.00% 11.04%
2007 54.96% -2.08%
2006 57.04% -0.16%
2005 57.20% 3.70%
2004 53.50% 5.50%
2003 48.00% 1.70%
2002 46.30% 0.98%
2001 45.32% 2.74%
2000 42.58% 2.90%
1999 39.68% 2.81%
1998 36.88% 2.81%
1997 34.06% 2.82%
1996 31.25% 6.25%
1995 25.00% -0.61%
1994 25.61% -5.39%
1993 31.00% -5.39%