Cereals, primary — Production in Lao People's Democratic Republic

Lao People's Democratic Republic: Cereals, primary — Production was 4.27 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
4.27 million t
Change on year
down 2.1%
Rank
11th
of 19 regions
All-time high
5.70 million t
in 2016
All-time low
528,000 t
in 1962
Years of data
64
1961–2024

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

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

Analysis

Lao People's Democratic Republic recorded 4.27 million t for cereals, primary — production in 2024.

That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 21.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cereals, primary — production in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 5.70 million t in 2016 and was at its lowest, 528,000 t, in 1962.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

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

Annual values for Cereals, primary — Production in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 557,000 t
1962 528,000 t -5.2%
1963 535,000 t +1.3%
1964 754,000 t +40.9%
1965 763,000 t +1.2%
1966 774,000 t +1.4%
1967 833,000 t +7.6%
1968 796,000 t -4.4%
1969 921,503 t +15.8%
1970 928,231 t +0.7%
1971 837,284 t -9.8%
1972 843,330 t +0.7%
1973 910,310 t +7.9%
1974 931,914 t +2.4%
1975 938,000 t +0.7%
1976 691,325 t -26.3%
1977 727,621 t +5.3%
1978 753,380 t +3.5%
1979 898,610 t +19.3%
1980 1.08 million t +20.4%
1981 1.19 million t +9.8%
1982 1.13 million t -5.1%
1983 1.13 million t +0.5%
1984 1.35 million t +19.7%
1985 1.43 million t +5.4%
1986 1.49 million t +4.4%
1987 1.24 million t -16.6%
1988 1.05 million t -15.2%
1989 1.45 million t +37.3%
1990 1.56 million t +7.6%
1991 1.29 million t -17.1%
1992 1.56 million t +20.8%
1993 1.30 million t -16.8%
1994 1.63 million t +25.8%
1995 1.47 million t -10.1%
1996 1.49 million t +1.6%
1997 1.74 million t +16.5%
1998 1.78 million t +2.7%
1999 2.20 million t +23.2%
2000 2.32 million t +5.4%
2001 2.45 million t +5.5%
2002 2.54 million t +3.8%
2003 2.52 million t -0.9%
2004 2.73 million t +8.5%
2005 2.94 million t +7.6%
2006 3.11 million t +5.9%
2007 3.40 million t +9.1%
2008 4.08 million t +20.0%
2009 4.28 million t +4.9%
2010 4.09 million t -4.4%
2011 4.16 million t +1.7%
2012 4.61 million t +10.9%
2013 4.63 million t +0.3%
2014 5.41 million t +17.0%
2015 5.62 million t +3.8%
2016 5.70 million t +1.5%
2017 5.23 million t -8.2%
2018 4.57 million t -12.7%
2019 4.33 million t -5.2%
2020 4.20 million t -2.9%
2021 4.20 million t -0.2%
2022 4.24 million t +1.2%
2023 4.36 million t +2.7%
2024 4.27 million t -2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 717,945 t 528,000 t 921,503 t 9
1970s 846,000 t 691,325 t 938,000 t 10
1980s 1.25 million t 1.05 million t 1.49 million t 10
1990s 1.60 million t 1.29 million t 2.20 million t 10
2000s 3.04 million t 2.32 million t 4.28 million t 10
2010s 4.84 million t 4.09 million t 5.70 million t 10
2020s 4.25 million t 4.20 million t 4.36 million t 5

Countries ranked near Lao People's Democratic Republic

  1. 8 Indonesia 68.28 million t compare
  2. 9 Bangladesh 66.35 million t compare
  3. 10 Canada 63.66 million t compare
  4. 11 Pakistan 55.93 million t compare
  5. 12 Ukraine 55.65 million t compare
  6. 13 France 53.55 million t compare
  7. 14 Australia and New Zealand 53.45 million t compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cereals, primary — production in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Cereals, primary — production in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 4.27 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cereals, primary — production recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
The highest recorded value was 5.70 million t in 2016.
What is the lowest cereals, primary — production recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 528,000 t in 1962.
How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for cereals, primary — production?
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 11th out of 19 regions with data for 2024.
Is cereals, primary — production rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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 — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Cereals, primary — Production
Unit
t
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.