Cereals, other — Food supply in Laos
Laos: Cereals, other — Food supply was 175,332 million Kcal in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cereals, other — Food supply in Laos, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
Laos recorded 175,332 million Kcal for cereals, other — food supply in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 198.1% on the previous year and down 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, other — food supply in Laos peaked at 217,479 million Kcal in 2013 and was at its lowest, 58,824 million Kcal, in 2022.
Laos ranks 20th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Cereals, other — Food supply in Laos, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 191,512 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 192,826 million Kcal | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 194,435 million Kcal | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 217,479 million Kcal | +11.9% |
| 2014 | 132,197 million Kcal | -39.2% |
| 2015 | 88,315 million Kcal | -33.2% |
| 2016 | 128,734 million Kcal | +45.8% |
| 2017 | 106,237 million Kcal | -17.5% |
| 2018 | 111,345 million Kcal | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 141,593 million Kcal | +27.2% |
| 2020 | 82,474 million Kcal | -41.8% |
| 2021 | 148,522 million Kcal | +80.1% |
| 2022 | 58,824 million Kcal | -60.4% |
| 2023 | 175,332 million Kcal | +198.1% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 175,332 million Kcal is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8,739 million Kcal, 20.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Laos's 175,332 million Kcal is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4,062 million Kcal, 43.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 150,467 million Kcal | 88,315 million Kcal | 217,479 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 116,288 million Kcal | 58,824 million Kcal | 175,332 million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 17 Belgium 221,698 million Kcal compare
- 18 Uganda 197,553 million Kcal compare
- 19 South Africa 177,799 million Kcal compare
- 20 Lao People's Democratic Republic 175,332 million Kcal compare
- 22 Australia and New Zealand 174,803 million Kcal compare
- 23 Iraq 171,035 million Kcal compare
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 cereals, other — food supply in Laos?
- Cereals, other — food supply in Laos was 175,332 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals, other — food supply recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 217,479 million Kcal in 2013.
- What is the lowest cereals, other — food supply recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 58,824 million Kcal in 2022.
- How does Laos rank for cereals, other — food supply?
- Laos ranks 20th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals, other — food supply rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cereals, other — Food supply (kcal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.