Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita in Laos
Laos: Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita was 4.2 kg per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita in Laos, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in Laos is 4.2 kg per hectare, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in Laos peaked at 4.63 kg per hectare in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.8125 kg per hectare, in 1964.
Laos ranks 59th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita in Laos, year by year
| Year | kg per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8841 kg per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.8771 kg per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.877 kg per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.8125 kg per hectare | -7.4% |
| 1965 | 0.8195 kg per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 0.8208 kg per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.8552 kg per hectare | +4.2% |
| 1968 | 1.19 kg per hectare | +38.9% |
| 1969 | 1.36 kg per hectare | +14.3% |
| 1970 | 1.37 kg per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 1.23 kg per hectare | -9.9% |
| 1972 | 1.24 kg per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 1.34 kg per hectare | +7.9% |
| 1974 | 1.33 kg per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 1.34 kg per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 1.25 kg per hectare | -7.1% |
| 1977 | 1.24 kg per hectare | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 1.24 kg per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 1.25 kg per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 1.42 kg per hectare | +13.6% |
| 1981 | 1.53 kg per hectare | +7.6% |
| 1982 | 1.47 kg per hectare | -4.1% |
| 1983 | 1.56 kg per hectare | +6.6% |
| 1984 | 1.98 kg per hectare | +26.7% |
| 1985 | 2.07 kg per hectare | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 2.22 kg per hectare | +7.3% |
| 1987 | 2.19 kg per hectare | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 1.87 kg per hectare | -14.6% |
| 1989 | 2.31 kg per hectare | +23.3% |
| 1990 | 2.27 kg per hectare | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 2.19 kg per hectare | -3.6% |
| 1992 | 2.61 kg per hectare | +19.4% |
| 1993 | 2.24 kg per hectare | -14.1% |
| 1994 | 2.56 kg per hectare | +13.9% |
| 1995 | 2.49 kg per hectare | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 2.52 kg per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 2.72 kg per hectare | +7.8% |
| 1998 | 2.69 kg per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 2.9 kg per hectare | +7.9% |
| 2000 | 3.02 kg per hectare | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 3.09 kg per hectare | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 3.24 kg per hectare | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 3.12 kg per hectare | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 3.26 kg per hectare | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 3.58 kg per hectare | +9.7% |
| 2006 | 3.63 kg per hectare | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 3.84 kg per hectare | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 4.02 kg per hectare | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 4.17 kg per hectare | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 3.83 kg per hectare | -8.1% |
| 2011 | 4.04 kg per hectare | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 4.08 kg per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 4.2 kg per hectare | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 4.51 kg per hectare | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 4.61 kg per hectare | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 4.63 kg per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 4.5 kg per hectare | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 4.5 kg per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 4.32 kg per hectare | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 3.99 kg per hectare | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 3.99 kg per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4.04 kg per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 4.1 kg per hectare | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 4.2 kg per hectare | +2.3% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 4.2 kg per hectare is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.09 kg per hectare, 2.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Laos's 4.2 kg per hectare is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.75 kg per hectare, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita in Laos changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | +38.9% | 0.8552 kg per hectare | 1.19 kg per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9435 kg per hectare | 0.8125 kg per hectare | 1.36 kg per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.28 kg per hectare | 1.23 kg per hectare | 1.37 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.86 kg per hectare | 1.42 kg per hectare | 2.31 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.52 kg per hectare | 2.19 kg per hectare | 2.9 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.5 kg per hectare | 3.02 kg per hectare | 4.17 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.32 kg per hectare | 3.83 kg per hectare | 4.63 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.07 kg per hectare | 3.99 kg per hectare | 4.2 kg per hectare | 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 yield vs. gdp per capita in Laos?
- Cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in Laos was 4.2 kg per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. gdp per capita recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 4.63 kg per hectare in 2016.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. gdp per capita recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8125 kg per hectare in 1964.
- How does Laos rank for cereal yield vs. gdp per capita?
- Laos ranks 59th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average cereal yield, measured in tonnes per hectare versus gross domestic product (GDP) per capita. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.