EnergyOilCoalElectricity

Laos Coal

Reserves (2023)#75 World
68,343,220short tons
0.01%
of world reserves
4 years
at current production
Production (2024)#20 World
19,864,574short tons+8.4% YoY
Consumption (2024)#26 World
19,375,547short tons+10.2% YoY
Daily Surplus (2024)
+1,339.8short tons

Consumption uses 97.5% of production.

The rest is exported.

Production
Consumption
Surplus

Coal Reserves in Laos

  • Laos holds 68,343,220 short tons of proven coal reserves as of 2023 (#75 in the world), and accounting for about 0.0053% of the world's total proven coal reserves.
  • As of 2023 production rates, Laos has about 4 years of coal left (at current extraction level and excluding unproven reserves).

Coal Production in Laos

  • Laos produced 19,864,574 short tons of coal in 2024 (#20 in the world), an increase of 8.4% from 18,330,313 short tons in 2023.

Coal Consumption in Laos

  • Laos consumed 19,375,547 short tons of coal in 2024 (#26 in the world), an increase of 10.2% from 2023. This represents 0.2% of the world's total coal consumption.
  • Per capita, coal consumption in Laos averaged 4,987.4 pounds in 2024, equivalent to 13.66 pounds per day (#13 in the world).

Coal Imports & Exports in Laos

  • Laos exported 489,026 short tons of coal in 2024 (≈2.5% of production).

coal Balance in Laos

  • In 2024, Laos produced approximately 54,423 short tons of coal per day and consumed 53,084 short tons per day , a daily surplus of 1,339.8 short tons.

Laos Coal History (1980-2024)

ReservesProductionConsumptionTrade
2024———19,864,574+8.4%200.20%19,375,547+10.2%260.20%4,987.40489,026−489,026
202368,343,220750.01%18,330,313+12%210.19%17,575,231+16.5%270.19%4,585.824,7201,173,855−1,149,134
202268,343,220750.01%16,363,792+3.7%220.18%15,091,726+2.7%310.17%3,9935,562931,828−926,266
202168,343,220750.01%15,781,324−2.5%230.18%14,694,759+4.4%290.17%3,943.20885,589−885,589
202068,343,220750.01%16,189,472−4.8%220.19%14,081,091−13.3%300.17%3,833.40505,061−505,061
201968,343,220750.01%17,003,193−3.9%230.19%16,231,855+0.19%310.19%4,485.40651,739−651,739
201868,343,220750.01%17,687,887+18.2%240.20%16,201,422+1.2%310.19%4,545.80403,005−403,005
201768,343,220760.01%14,961,433+2.5%250.18%16,003,667+28.1%340.19%4,560.70233,579−233,579
201668,343,220760.01%14,590,175+176.1%240.18%12,496,888+136.5%350.15%3,617.7049,604−49,604
201568,343,220750.01%5,284,474+310.4%330.06%5,284,474+457.4%470.06%1,553.9000
201468,343,220750.01%1,287,498+10.7%510.01%947,987+6.2%710.01%282.80339,511−339,511
2013554,461,930380.05%1,162,937+12%520.01%892,871+89.3%700.01%270.10270,066−270,066
2012554,461,930380.05%1,038,376+11.3%510.01%471,789+12.3%770.01%144.70566,587−566,587
2011554,461,930380.05%932,554+15.3%480.01%419,980+31.8%77< 0.01%130.70512,574−512,574
2010554,461,930380.06%809,096+29.2%490.01%318,568+72%77< 0.01%100.60490,528−490,528
2009554,461,930380.06%626,112+12.7%510.01%185,188+34.4%86< 0.01%59.340440,924−440,924
2008554,461,930360.06%555,564+10.3%500.01%137,789+66.7%91< 0.01%44.820417,775−417,775
2007———503,756+13.1%480.01%82,673+21%96< 0.01%27.30421,082−421,082
2006———445,333+8.9%490.01%68,343+21.6%93< 0.01%22.920376,990−376,990
2005———408,957+7.2%460.01%56,218+10.9%94< 0.01%19.160352,739−352,739
2004———381,399+18.9%460.01%50,706+21.1%95< 0.01%17.540330,693−330,693
2003———320,772+9.8%500.01%41,888+22.6%94< 0.01%14.70278,884−278,884
2002———292,112+7.3%500.01%34,172+55%95< 0.01%12.180257,941−257,941
2001———272,271+7.9%510.01%22,046+33.3%99< 0.01%7.990250,224−250,224
2000———252,429+9%52< 0.01%16,535−17.5%99< 0.01%6.090235,894−235,894
1999———231,485+34.6%51< 0.01%20,045−13.7%98< 0.01%7.510215,502−215,502
1998———171,960+63.5%54< 0.01%23,235−12.1%96< 0.01%8.85095,350−95,350
1997———105,160+88.2%55< 0.01%26,425−10.8%93< 0.01%10.26000
1996———55,887+120.4%62< 0.01%29,615+16.8%91< 0.01%11.74000
1995———25,353+21.1%64< 0.01%25,353+21.1%97< 0.01%10.29000
1994———20,944+35.7%67< 0.01%20,944+35.7%102< 0.01%8.71000
1993———15,432+55.6%67< 0.01%15,432+55.6%102< 0.01%6.59000
1992———9,920.8+80%66< 0.01%9,920.8+80%103< 0.01%4.35000
1991———5,511.6+66.7%56< 0.01%5,511.6+66.7%87< 0.01%2.49000
1990———3,306.9—57< 0.01%3,306.9—85< 0.01%1.53000
1989———0———0———0000
1988———0———0———0000
1987———0———0———0000
1986———0———0———0000
1985———0———0———0000
1984———0———0———0000
1983———0———0———0000
1982———0———0———0000
1981———0———0———0000
1980———0———0———0000

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