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Thailand vs. Laos

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ThailandLaos
Electricity - production181.5 billion kWh (2016 est.)29.74 billion kWh (2016 est.)
Electricity - consumption187.7 billion kWh (2016 est.)5.471 billion kWh (2016 est.)
Electricity - exports2.267 billion kWh (2015 est.)8.469 billion kWh (2015 est.)
Electricity - imports19.83 billion kWh (2016 est.)2.5 billion kWh (2016 est.)
Oil - production228,000 bbl/day (2018 est.)0 bbl/day (2018 est.)
Oil - imports875,400 bbl/day (2015 est.)0 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Oil - exports790 bbl/day (2015 est.)0 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Oil - proved reserves349.4 million bbl (1 January 2018 est.)0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)
Natural gas - proved reserves193.4 billion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)
Natural gas - production38.59 billion cu m (2017 est.)0 cu m (2017 est.)
Natural gas - consumption52.64 billion cu m (2017 est.)0 cu m (2017 est.)
Natural gas - exports0 cu m (2017 est.)0 cu m (2017 est.)
Natural gas - imports14.41 billion cu m (2017 est.)0 cu m (2017 est.)
Electricity - installed generating capacity44.89 million kW (2016 est.)6.94 million kW (2016 est.)
Electricity - from fossil fuels76% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)28% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)
Electricity - from hydroelectric plants8% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)72% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)
Electricity - from nuclear fuels0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)
Electricity - from other renewable sources16% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)1% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)
Refined petroleum products - production1.328 million bbl/day (2015 est.)0 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Refined petroleum products - consumption1.326 million bbl/day (2016 est.)18,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)
Refined petroleum products - exports278,300 bbl/day (2015 est.)0 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Refined petroleum products - imports134,200 bbl/day (2015 est.)17,460 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Electricity accesselectrification - total population: 100% (2020)electrification - total population: 95% (2019)

electrification - urban areas: 98% (2019)

electrification - rural areas: 93% (2019)

Source: CIA Factbook