Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Laos
Laos: Cereal production (metric tons), per capita was 0.5491 metric tons per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.5491 metric tons per person
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
29th
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.826 metric tons per person
in 2015
All-time low
0.2256 metric tons per person
in 1976
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Laos, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
Laos recorded 0.5491 metric tons per person for cereal production (metric tons), per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Laos peaked at 0.826 metric tons per person in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.2256 metric tons per person, in 1976.
That places Laos 29th out of 181 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Laos, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2567 metric tons per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2378 metric tons per person | -7.3% |
| 1963 | 0.2356 metric tons per person | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.3246 metric tons per person | +37.8% |
| 1965 | 0.3211 metric tons per person | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.3184 metric tons per person | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.3348 metric tons per person | +5.2% |
| 1968 | 0.3126 metric tons per person | -6.6% |
| 1969 | 0.3535 metric tons per person | +13.1% |
| 1970 | 0.3477 metric tons per person | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 0.3062 metric tons per person | -11.9% |
| 1972 | 0.301 metric tons per person | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.3171 metric tons per person | +5.4% |
| 1974 | 0.317 metric tons per person | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.3121 metric tons per person | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.2256 metric tons per person | -27.7% |
| 1977 | 0.2333 metric tons per person | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 0.2375 metric tons per person | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.2784 metric tons per person | +17.2% |
| 1980 | 0.3285 metric tons per person | +18.0% |
| 1981 | 0.3527 metric tons per person | +7.4% |
| 1982 | 0.3267 metric tons per person | -7.4% |
| 1983 | 0.3198 metric tons per person | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.3725 metric tons per person | +16.5% |
| 1985 | 0.382 metric tons per person | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 0.3876 metric tons per person | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.314 metric tons per person | -19.0% |
| 1988 | 0.2589 metric tons per person | -17.6% |
| 1989 | 0.3455 metric tons per person | +33.5% |
| 1990 | 0.3613 metric tons per person | +4.6% |
| 1991 | 0.2914 metric tons per person | -19.4% |
| 1992 | 0.3424 metric tons per person | +17.5% |
| 1993 | 0.2771 metric tons per person | -19.1% |
| 1994 | 0.3395 metric tons per person | +22.5% |
| 1995 | 0.2978 metric tons per person | -12.3% |
| 1996 | 0.2956 metric tons per person | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.3374 metric tons per person | +14.1% |
| 1998 | 0.34 metric tons per person | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.4117 metric tons per person | +21.1% |
| 2000 | 0.4269 metric tons per person | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 0.4431 metric tons per person | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 0.4528 metric tons per person | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.442 metric tons per person | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.4726 metric tons per person | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 0.501 metric tons per person | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5221 metric tons per person | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 0.5611 metric tons per person | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 0.6631 metric tons per person | +18.2% |
| 2009 | 0.6856 metric tons per person | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.6459 metric tons per person | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 0.6476 metric tons per person | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.7079 metric tons per person | +9.3% |
| 2013 | 0.7001 metric tons per person | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.8078 metric tons per person | +15.4% |
| 2015 | 0.826 metric tons per person | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8252 metric tons per person | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.7455 metric tons per person | -9.7% |
| 2018 | 0.6406 metric tons per person | -14.1% |
| 2019 | 0.598 metric tons per person | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 0.5721 metric tons per person | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 0.563 metric tons per person | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.5615 metric tons per person | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.5686 metric tons per person | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 0.5491 metric tons per person | -3.4% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 0.5491 metric tons per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1219 metric tons per person, 4.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Laos's 0.5491 metric tons per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1282 metric tons per person, 4.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2995 metric tons per person | 0.2356 metric tons per person | 0.3535 metric tons per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2876 metric tons per person | 0.2256 metric tons per person | 0.3477 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3388 metric tons per person | 0.2589 metric tons per person | 0.3876 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3294 metric tons per person | 0.2771 metric tons per person | 0.4117 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.517 metric tons per person | 0.4269 metric tons per person | 0.6856 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7145 metric tons per person | 0.598 metric tons per person | 0.826 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5628 metric tons per person | 0.5491 metric tons per person | 0.5721 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Laos
More agriculture & rural data for Laos
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 9.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1662 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 386.32 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0583 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5969 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 10.3% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 4.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Laos?
- Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Laos was 0.5491 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereal production (metric tons), per capita recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 0.826 metric tons per person in 2015.
- What is the lowest cereal production (metric tons), per capita recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2256 metric tons per person in 1976.
- How does Laos rank for cereal production (metric tons), per capita?
- Laos ranks 29th out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal production (metric tons), per capita rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereal production (metric tons), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereal production (metric tons) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereal production (metric tons) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereal production FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cereal production (metric tons) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.