Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Fuelwood — Energy consumption was 42,221 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
In 2024, fuelwood — energy consumption in Lao People's Democratic Republic stood at 42,221 TJ.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fuelwood — energy consumption in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 48,642 TJ in 2008 and was at its lowest, 34,494 TJ, in 1990.
That places Lao People's Democratic Republic 10th out of 21 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 34,494 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 34,676 TJ | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 34,887 TJ | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 35,307 TJ | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 35,929 TJ | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 36,640 TJ | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 37,400 TJ | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 38,157 TJ | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 38,952 TJ | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 39,756 TJ | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 36,397 TJ | -8.4% |
| 2001 | 37,271 TJ | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 38,165 TJ | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 39,081 TJ | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 40,019 TJ | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 40,980 TJ | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 41,963 TJ | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 45,337 TJ | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 48,642 TJ | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 46,989 TJ | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 45,714 TJ | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 44,438 TJ | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 42,630 TJ | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 42,300 TJ | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 42,639 TJ | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 43,013 TJ | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 42,840 TJ | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 42,637 TJ | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 42,131 TJ | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 41,621 TJ | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 41,538 TJ | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 41,046 TJ | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 40,669 TJ | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 40,632 TJ | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 42,221 TJ | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36,620 TJ | 34,494 TJ | 39,756 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 41,485 TJ | 36,397 TJ | 48,642 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 42,996 TJ | 41,621 TJ | 45,714 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 41,221 TJ | 40,632 TJ | 42,221 TJ | 5 |
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More environment data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 0.825 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.318 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.21 ha/cap (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 55.61 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 1,224 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 600 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 500.22 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area 1,598 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 72.61 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fuelwood — energy consumption in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Fuelwood — energy consumption in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 42,221 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fuelwood — energy consumption recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 48,642 TJ in 2008.
- What is the lowest fuelwood — energy consumption recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 34,494 TJ in 1990.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for fuelwood — energy consumption?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 10th out of 21 regions with data for 2024.
- Is fuelwood — energy consumption rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Fuelwood — Energy consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Bioenergy contains data on bioenergy use and bioenergy production, covering the following items: i) animal waste, ii) bagasse, iii) bio jet kerosene, iv) biodiesel, v) biogases, vi) biogasoline, vii) black liquor, viii) charcoal, ix) fuelwood, x) other liquid biofuels, xi) other vegetal material and residues.