Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Lao People's Democratic Republic

Lao People's Democratic Republic: Cereals, primary — Area harvested was 1.02 million ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.02 million ha
Change on year
down 4.3%
Rank
13th
of 19 regions
All-time high
1.23 million ha
in 2016
All-time low
553,664 ha
in 1976
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.

Analysis

In 2024, cereals, primary — area harvested in Lao People's Democratic Republic stood at 1.02 million ha.

That represents a change of down 4.3% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cereals, primary — area harvested in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 1.23 million ha in 2016 and was at its lowest, 553,664 ha, in 1976.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year

Annual values for Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1961 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1961 630,000 ha
1962 602,000 ha -4.4%
1963 610,000 ha +1.3%
1964 928,000 ha +52.1%
1965 931,000 ha +0.3%
1966 943,000 ha +1.3%
1967 974,000 ha +3.3%
1968 670,000 ha -31.2%
1969 678,773 ha +1.3%
1970 679,693 ha +0.1%
1971 680,770 ha +0.2%
1972 679,790 ha -0.1%
1973 680,000 ha +0.0%
1974 701,800 ha +3.2%
1975 698,000 ha -0.5%
1976 553,664 ha -20.7%
1977 585,700 ha +5.8%
1978 606,750 ha +3.6%
1979 717,490 ha +18.3%
1980 760,360 ha +6.0%
1981 775,990 ha +2.1%
1982 768,362 ha -1.0%
1983 724,141 ha -5.8%
1984 683,658 ha -5.6%
1985 690,373 ha +1.0%
1986 671,262 ha -2.8%
1987 566,782 ha -15.6%
1988 562,643 ha -0.7%
1989 626,533 ha +11.4%
1990 686,970 ha +9.6%
1991 591,054 ha -14.0%
1992 597,884 ha +1.2%
1993 578,863 ha -3.2%
1994 639,020 ha +10.4%
1995 589,012 ha -7.8%
1996 591,121 ha +0.4%
1997 639,295 ha +8.1%
1998 663,938 ha +3.9%
1999 758,307 ha +14.2%
2000 768,370 ha +1.3%
2001 790,645 ha +2.9%
2002 783,060 ha -1.0%
2003 807,987 ha +3.2%
2004 837,820 ha +3.7%
2005 822,020 ha -1.9%
2006 856,720 ha +4.2%
2007 885,573 ha +3.4%
2008 1.02 million ha +14.7%
2009 1.03 million ha +1.1%
2010 1.07 million ha +4.1%
2011 1.03 million ha -3.6%
2012 1.13 million ha +9.8%
2013 1.10 million ha -2.4%
2014 1.20 million ha +8.9%
2015 1.22 million ha +1.5%
2016 1.23 million ha +1.1%
2017 1.16 million ha -5.6%
2018 1.01 million ha -12.9%
2019 1.00 million ha -1.1%
2020 1.05 million ha +5.0%
2021 1.05 million ha -0.2%
2022 1.05 million ha -0.0%
2023 1.06 million ha +1.2%
2024 1.02 million ha -4.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 774,086 ha 602,000 ha 974,000 ha 9
1970s 658,366 ha 553,664 ha 717,490 ha 10
1980s 683,010 ha 562,643 ha 775,990 ha 10
1990s 633,546 ha 578,863 ha 758,307 ha 10
2000s 859,384 ha 768,370 ha 1.03 million ha 10
2010s 1.12 million ha 1.00 million ha 1.23 million ha 10
2020s 1.05 million ha 1.02 million ha 1.06 million ha 5

Countries ranked near Lao People's Democratic Republic

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  3. 12 Canada 15.83 million ha compare
  4. 13 Pakistan 15.45 million ha compare
  5. 14 Indonesia 12.59 million ha compare
  6. 15 Thailand 12.53 million ha compare
  7. 16 Bangladesh 12.27 million ha compare
  8. 16 Timor-Leste 62,493 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cereals, primary — area harvested in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Cereals, primary — area harvested in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 1.02 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cereals, primary — area harvested recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
The highest recorded value was 1.23 million ha in 2016.
What is the lowest cereals, primary — area harvested recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 553,664 ha in 1976.
How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for cereals, primary — area harvested?
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 13th out of 19 regions with data for 2024.
Is cereals, primary — area harvested rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. 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, published as part of Cereals, primary — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Cereals, primary — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
226 places, 12,898 data points, 1961–2024
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.