Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Laos
Laos: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square was 1.16 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Laos, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
Laos recorded 1.16 tonnes per square kilometre for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in 2023.
The figure is down 12.2% on the previous year and up 468.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Laos peaked at 1.81 tonnes per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0217 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1986.
Laos ranks 167th 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 square in Laos, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4376 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.5503 tonnes per square kilometre | +25.7% |
| 1963 | 0.6239 tonnes per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1964 | 0.6369 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.4593 tonnes per square kilometre | -27.9% |
| 1966 | 0.377 tonnes per square kilometre | -17.9% |
| 1967 | 0.4376 tonnes per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 1968 | 0.3163 tonnes per square kilometre | -27.7% |
| 1969 | 0.2166 tonnes per square kilometre | -31.5% |
| 1970 | 0.3596 tonnes per square kilometre | +66.0% |
| 1971 | 0.3423 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1972 | 0.4246 tonnes per square kilometre | +24.1% |
| 1973 | 0.3553 tonnes per square kilometre | -16.3% |
| 1974 | 0.2556 tonnes per square kilometre | -28.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1127 tonnes per square kilometre | -55.9% |
| 1976 | 0.221 tonnes per square kilometre | +96.2% |
| 1977 | 0.4983 tonnes per square kilometre | +125.5% |
| 1978 | 0.7496 tonnes per square kilometre | +50.4% |
| 1979 | 0.6456 tonnes per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0953 tonnes per square kilometre | -85.2% |
| 1981 | 0.299 tonnes per square kilometre | +213.6% |
| 1982 | 0.143 tonnes per square kilometre | -52.2% |
| 1983 | 0.195 tonnes per square kilometre | +36.4% |
| 1984 | 0.2123 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1985 | 0.052 tonnes per square kilometre | -75.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0217 tonnes per square kilometre | -58.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0217 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0303 tonnes per square kilometre | +40.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0347 tonnes per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0347 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1516 tonnes per square kilometre | +337.5% |
| 1992 | 0.065 tonnes per square kilometre | -57.1% |
| 1993 | 0.065 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1213 tonnes per square kilometre | +86.7% |
| 1995 | 0.1343 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1996 | 0.1993 tonnes per square kilometre | +48.4% |
| 1997 | 0.182 tonnes per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 1998 | 0.2686 tonnes per square kilometre | +47.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0953 tonnes per square kilometre | -64.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1343 tonnes per square kilometre | +40.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1863 tonnes per square kilometre | +38.7% |
| 2002 | 0.2686 tonnes per square kilometre | +44.2% |
| 2003 | 0.208 tonnes per square kilometre | -22.6% |
| 2004 | 0.26 tonnes per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2513 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.234 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2296 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1863 tonnes per square kilometre | -18.9% |
| 2009 | 0.3206 tonnes per square kilometre | +72.1% |
| 2010 | 0.4116 tonnes per square kilometre | +28.4% |
| 2011 | 0.3033 tonnes per square kilometre | -26.3% |
| 2012 | 0.182 tonnes per square kilometre | -40.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2036 tonnes per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 2014 | 0.6846 tonnes per square kilometre | +236.2% |
| 2015 | 0.5763 tonnes per square kilometre | -15.8% |
| 2016 | 1.06 tonnes per square kilometre | +84.2% |
| 2017 | 0.8925 tonnes per square kilometre | -15.9% |
| 2018 | 0.7886 tonnes per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 2019 | 1.33 tonnes per square kilometre | +68.1% |
| 2020 | 1.81 tonnes per square kilometre | +36.3% |
| 2021 | 1.31 tonnes per square kilometre | -27.3% |
| 2022 | 1.32 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 1.16 tonnes per square kilometre | -12.2% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 1.16 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.13 tonnes per square kilometre, 14% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Laos's 1.16 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12.31 tonnes per square kilometre, 9% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square 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 | +337.5% | 0.0347 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1516 tonnes per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4506 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2166 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6369 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3964 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1127 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.7496 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1105 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0217 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.299 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1317 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0347 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2686 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2279 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1343 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3206 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.643 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.182 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.33 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.16 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.81 tonnes per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 164 Turkmenistan 1.29 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 165 Angola 1.24 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 166 Brazil 1.19 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 168 Sudan 1.08 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 169 Niger 1.05 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 170 Namibia 1.01 tonnes per square kilometre 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: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Laos?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Laos was 1.16 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 1.81 tonnes per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0217 tonnes per square kilometre in 1986.
- How does Laos rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square?
- Laos ranks 167th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 468.1%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Land area (sq. km), 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? ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.