Laos vs Thailand: Corn yields
Laos
4.97 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Thailand
4.66 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Laos rank
67th
Thailand rank
70th
Corn yields over time
- Laos
- Thailand
How they compare
Laos currently reports 4.97 tonnes per hectare against 4.66 tonnes per hectare in Thailand, a difference of 0.31 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Laos's figure about 1.1 times Thailand's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Thailand ahead.
Laos ranks 67th and Thailand ranks 70th of 170 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 2 and Thailand in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | 2.05 tonnes per hectare | 0.4347 tonnes per hectare | Thailand |
| 1970s | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | 2.16 tonnes per hectare | 0.6874 tonnes per hectare | Thailand |
| 1980s | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | 2.38 tonnes per hectare | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | Thailand |
| 1990s | 2 tonnes per hectare | 3.06 tonnes per hectare | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | Thailand |
| 2000s | 3.64 tonnes per hectare | 3.88 tonnes per hectare | 0.2332 tonnes per hectare | Thailand |
| 2010s | 5.61 tonnes per hectare | 4.34 tonnes per hectare | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | Laos |
| 2020s | 4.96 tonnes per hectare | 4.6 tonnes per hectare | 0.3598 tonnes per hectare | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher corn yields, Laos or Thailand?
- Laos, at 4.97 tonnes per hectare against 4.66 tonnes per hectare in Thailand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in corn yields between Laos and Thailand?
- 0.31 tonnes per hectare, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Thailand?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Laos and Thailand rank globally for corn yields?
- Laos ranks 67th and Thailand ranks 70th of 170 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Corn yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average corn yields measured in tonnes per hectare.