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 2022 was 100.00%, a 0% increase from 2021.
  • Lao PDR electricity access for 2021 was 100.00%, a 0.7% increase from 2020.
  • Lao PDR electricity access for 2020 was 99.30%, a 0.9% increase from 2019.
  • Lao PDR electricity access for 2019 was 98.40%, a 5.5% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Population
Moldova 100.00%
Tunisia 100.00%
Morocco 100.00%
Indonesia 100.00%
Sri Lanka 100.00%
Bhutan 100.00%
Lao PDR 100.00%
El Salvador 100.00%
Georgia 100.00%
Vietnam 100.00%
Mongolia 100.00%
Uzbekistan 100.00%
Egypt 100.00%
West Bank and Gaza 100.00%
Ukraine 100.00%
Bolivia 99.90%
Timor-Leste 99.70%
Kyrgyz Republic 99.70%
Bangladesh 99.40%
India 99.20%
Cabo Verde 97.10%
Pakistan 95.00%
Philippines 94.80%
Honduras 94.40%
Kiribati 94.40%
Cambodia 92.30%
Nicaragua 86.50%
Micronesia 85.30%
Ghana 85.10%
Eswatini 82.30%
Sao Tome and Principe 78.00%
Kenya 76.00%
Solomon Islands 76.00%
Myanmar 73.70%
Cameroon 71.00%
Vanuatu 70.00%
Djibouti 65.00%
Sudan 63.20%
Nigeria 60.50%
Republic of Congo 50.60%
Lesotho 50.00%
Mauritania 49.00%
Angola 48.50%
Zambia 47.80%
Papua New Guinea 19.00%
Lao PDR Electricity Access - Historical Data
Year % of Population Annual Change
2022 100.00% 0.00%
2021 100.00% 0.70%
2020 99.30% 0.90%
2019 98.40% 5.50%
2018 92.90% -0.70%
2017 93.60% 4.60%
2016 89.00% -0.70%
2015 89.70% 7.20%
2014 82.50% 3.20%
2013 79.30% 2.90%
2012 76.40% 6.40%
2011 70.00% -0.20%
2010 70.20% 2.80%
2009 67.40% 1.40%
2008 66.00% 11.00%
2007 55.00% -2.00%
2006 57.00% -0.20%
2005 57.20% 3.70%
2004 53.50% 5.50%
2003 48.00% 1.70%
2002 46.30% 1.00%
2001 45.30% 2.70%
2000 42.60% 2.92%
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%