Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Laos
Laos: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita was 0.0348 tonnes per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Laos, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Laos recorded 0.0348 tonnes per person for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.4% on the previous year and up 390.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Laos peaked at 0.0634 tonnes per person in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.0013 tonnes per person, in 1987.
Laos ranks 170th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Laos, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0465 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0572 tonnes per person | +22.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0634 tonnes per person | +10.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0633 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0446 tonnes per person | -29.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0358 tonnes per person | -19.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0406 tonnes per person | +13.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0287 tonnes per person | -29.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0192 tonnes per person | -33.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0311 tonnes per person | +62.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0289 tonnes per person | -7.1% |
| 1972 | 0.035 tonnes per person | +21.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0286 tonnes per person | -18.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0201 tonnes per person | -29.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0087 tonnes per person | -56.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0166 tonnes per person | +92.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0369 tonnes per person | +121.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0545 tonnes per person | +47.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0462 tonnes per person | -15.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0067 tonnes per person | -85.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0205 tonnes per person | +206.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0096 tonnes per person | -53.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0127 tonnes per person | +32.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0135 tonnes per person | +6.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0032 tonnes per person | -76.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | -59.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | +36.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0019 tonnes per person | +11.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0019 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0079 tonnes per person | +325.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0033 tonnes per person | -58.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0032 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0058 tonnes per person | +81.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0063 tonnes per person | +8.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0091 tonnes per person | +45.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0082 tonnes per person | -10.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0118 tonnes per person | +44.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0041 tonnes per person | -65.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0057 tonnes per person | +38.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0078 tonnes per person | +36.4% |
| 2002 | 0.011 tonnes per person | +41.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0084 tonnes per person | -23.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0104 tonnes per person | +23.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0099 tonnes per person | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0091 tonnes per person | -8.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0088 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.007 tonnes per person | -20.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0119 tonnes per person | +69.5% |
| 2010 | 0.015 tonnes per person | +26.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0109 tonnes per person | -27.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0064 tonnes per person | -40.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0071 tonnes per person | +10.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0236 tonnes per person | +231.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0196 tonnes per person | -17.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0355 tonnes per person | +81.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0294 tonnes per person | -17.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0255 tonnes per person | -13.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0423 tonnes per person | +65.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0568 tonnes per person | +34.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0407 tonnes per person | -28.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0402 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0348 tonnes per person | -13.4% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 0.0348 tonnes per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1155 tonnes per person, 30% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Laos's 0.0348 tonnes per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1491 tonnes per person, 23% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +325.4% | 0.0019 tonnes per person | 0.0079 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0444 tonnes per person | 0.0192 tonnes per person | 0.0634 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0306 tonnes per person | 0.0087 tonnes per person | 0.0545 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0072 tonnes per person | 0.0013 tonnes per person | 0.0205 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0062 tonnes per person | 0.0019 tonnes per person | 0.0118 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.009 tonnes per person | 0.0057 tonnes per person | 0.0119 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0215 tonnes per person | 0.0064 tonnes per person | 0.0423 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0431 tonnes per person | 0.0348 tonnes per person | 0.0568 tonnes per person | 4 |
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 cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Laos?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Laos was 0.0348 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0634 tonnes per person in 1963.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0013 tonnes per person in 1987.
- How does Laos rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita?
- Laos ranks 170th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 390.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- 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
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.