Agricultural water withdrawals in Lao People's Democratic Republic

Lao People's Democratic Republic: Agricultural water withdrawals was 7.05 billion cubic meters in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
7.05 billion cubic meters
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
48th
of 180 countries
All-time high
7.55 billion cubic meters
in 2015
All-time low
3.19 billion cubic meters
in 2005
Years of data
19
2005–2023

Agricultural water withdrawals in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2005–2023

02.0B4.0B6.0B8.0B2005201420232005: 3.2B cubic meters2006: 3.6B cubic meters2007: 4.1B cubic meters2008: 4.6B cubic meters2009: 5.0B cubic meters2010: 5.5B cubic meters2011: 5.9B cubic meters2012: 6.4B cubic meters2013: 6.8B cubic meters2014: 7.3B cubic meters2015: 7.5B cubic meters2016: 7.4B cubic meters2017: 7.0B cubic meters2018: 7.0B cubic meters2019: 7.0B cubic meters2020: 7.0B cubic meters2021: 7.0B cubic meters2022: 7.0B cubic meters2023: 7.0B cubic meters

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in cubic meters.

Analysis

Lao People's Democratic Republic recorded 7.05 billion cubic meters for agricultural water withdrawals in 2023.

The figure is up 3.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural water withdrawals in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 7.55 billion cubic meters in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3.19 billion cubic meters, in 2005.

That places Lao People's Democratic Republic 48th out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Agricultural water withdrawals in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year

Annual values for Agricultural water withdrawals in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2005 to 2023.
Year cubic meters Change
2005 3.19 billion cubic meters
2006 3.65 billion cubic meters +14.2%
2007 4.10 billion cubic meters +12.4%
2008 4.55 billion cubic meters +11.1%
2009 5.00 billion cubic meters +10.0%
2010 5.46 billion cubic meters +9.1%
2011 5.91 billion cubic meters +8.3%
2012 6.36 billion cubic meters +7.7%
2013 6.82 billion cubic meters +7.1%
2014 7.27 billion cubic meters +6.6%
2015 7.55 billion cubic meters +3.9%
2016 7.36 billion cubic meters -2.5%
2017 7.02 billion cubic meters -4.6%
2018 7.02 billion cubic meters +0.0%
2019 7.05 billion cubic meters +0.4%
2020 7.05 billion cubic meters +0.0%
2021 7.05 billion cubic meters +0.0%
2022 7.05 billion cubic meters +0.0%
2023 7.05 billion cubic meters +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 4.10 billion cubic meters 3.19 billion cubic meters 5.00 billion cubic meters 5
2010s 6.78 billion cubic meters 5.46 billion cubic meters 7.55 billion cubic meters 10
2020s 7.05 billion cubic meters 7.05 billion cubic meters 7.05 billion cubic meters 4

Countries ranked near Lao People's Democratic Republic

  1. 45 Tajikistan 7.38 billion cubic meters compare
  2. 46 Greece 7.14 billion cubic meters compare
  3. 47 Kyrgyzstan 7.10 billion cubic meters compare
  4. 49 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 6.61 billion cubic meters compare
  5. 50 Nigeria 5.51 billion cubic meters compare
  6. 51 Mali 5.08 billion cubic meters compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural water withdrawals in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Agricultural water withdrawals in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 7.05 billion cubic meters in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest agricultural water withdrawals recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
The highest recorded value was 7.55 billion cubic meters in 2015.
What is the lowest agricultural water withdrawals recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 3.19 billion cubic meters in 2005.
How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for agricultural water withdrawals?
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 48th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
Is agricultural water withdrawals rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural water withdrawals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agricultural water withdrawals
Unit
cubic meters
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
180 places, 6,089 data points, 1965–2023
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Water withdrawn each year for irrigation, livestock, and aquaculture.