Lao PDR — Electricity access
Access to Electricity (% of Population) for Lao PDR, 1993–2024.
Electricity access for Lao PDR was 96.50% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 32 years, from 1993 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 100.00% in 2021. The lowest was 25.00% in 1995 (about 3.9× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 3.73% per year.
Lao PDR ranks 148 of 215 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 69%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 100.00%, so Lao PDR sits below it. It peaked in 2021 and has fallen 4% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 17%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 27 of 36 economies; Fiji (95.90%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 25% in 1996. That is 2% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1993 level: doubled by 2008. Doubling roughly every 19 years at that pace.
World ranking. Slipped: 117th of 131 in 1993 → 165th of 211 in 2000 → 157th of 215 in 2010 → 135th of 215 in 2020 → 148th of 215 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1993 to 2024
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 96.5% | +0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 96.5% | -3.5 pp |
| 2022 | 100% | +0.0 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% | +11.0 pp |
| 2007 | 55% | -2.0 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% | +1.0 pp |
| 2001 | 45.3% | +2.7 pp |
| 2000 | 42.6% | +2.9 pp |
| 1999 | 39.68% | +2.8 pp |
| 1998 | 36.88% | +2.8 pp |
| 1997 | 34.06% | +2.8 pp |
| 1996 | 31.25% | +6.2 pp |
| 1995 | 25% | -0.6 pp |
| 1994 | 25.61% | -5.4 pp |
| 1993 | 31% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Lao PDR’s Electricity access in 1994?
25.61% (1994). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of population, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Lao PDR’s Electricity access growing or shrinking?
Between 1993 and 2024 the series was growing overall: +211.3% in total — about 3.7% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 96.5%; 2023: 96.5%; 2022: 100%; 2021: 100%; 2020: 99.3%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS — Access to Electricity (% of Population). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.