Laos vs. Thailand
Energy
| Laos | Thailand | |
|---|---|---|
| Electricity - production | 29.74 billion kWh (2016 est.) | 181.5 billion kWh (2016 est.) |
| Electricity - consumption | 5.471 billion kWh (2016 est.) | 187.7 billion kWh (2016 est.) |
| Electricity - exports | 8.469 billion kWh (2015 est.) | 2.267 billion kWh (2015 est.) |
| Electricity - imports | 2.5 billion kWh (2016 est.) | 19.83 billion kWh (2016 est.) |
| Oil - production | 0 bbl/day (2018 est.) | 228,000 bbl/day (2018 est.) |
| Oil - imports | 0 bbl/day (2015 est.) | 875,400 bbl/day (2015 est.) |
| Oil - exports | 0 bbl/day (2015 est.) | 790 bbl/day (2015 est.) |
| Oil - proved reserves | 0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.) | 349.4 million bbl (1 January 2018 est.) |
| Natural gas - proved reserves | 0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.) | 193.4 billion cu m (1 January 2018 est.) |
| Natural gas - production | 0 cu m (2017 est.) | 38.59 billion cu m (2017 est.) |
| Natural gas - consumption | 0 cu m (2017 est.) | 52.64 billion cu m (2017 est.) |
| Natural gas - exports | 0 cu m (2017 est.) | 0 cu m (2017 est.) |
| Natural gas - imports | 0 cu m (2017 est.) | 14.41 billion cu m (2017 est.) |
| Electricity - installed generating capacity | 6.94 million kW (2016 est.) | 44.89 million kW (2016 est.) |
| Electricity - from fossil fuels | 28% of total installed capacity (2016 est.) | 76% of total installed capacity (2016 est.) |
| Electricity - from hydroelectric plants | 72% of total installed capacity (2017 est.) | 8% of total installed capacity (2017 est.) |
| Electricity - from nuclear fuels | 0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.) | 0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.) |
| Electricity - from other renewable sources | 1% of total installed capacity (2017 est.) | 16% of total installed capacity (2017 est.) |
| Refined petroleum products - production | 0 bbl/day (2015 est.) | 1.328 million bbl/day (2015 est.) |
| Refined petroleum products - consumption | 18,000 bbl/day (2016 est.) | 1.326 million bbl/day (2016 est.) |
| Refined petroleum products - exports | 0 bbl/day (2015 est.) | 278,300 bbl/day (2015 est.) |
| Refined petroleum products - imports | 17,460 bbl/day (2015 est.) | 134,200 bbl/day (2015 est.) |
| Electricity access | electrification - total population: 95% (2019) electrification - urban areas: 98% (2019) electrification - rural areas: 93% (2019) | electrification - total population: 100% (2020) |
Source: CIA Factbook
