Change of cereal yield vs land used in Laos
Laos: Change of cereal yield vs land used was 4.2 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.2
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
62nd
of 186 countries
All-time high
4.63
in 2016
All-time low
0.8125
in 1964
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Change of cereal yield vs land used in Laos, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, change of cereal yield vs land used in Laos stood at 4.2.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change of cereal yield vs land used in Laos peaked at 4.63 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.8125, in 1964.
That places Laos 62nd out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Change of cereal yield vs land used in Laos, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8841 | — |
| 1962 | 0.8771 | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.877 | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.8125 | -7.4% |
| 1965 | 0.8195 | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 0.8208 | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.8552 | +4.2% |
| 1968 | 1.19 | +38.9% |
| 1969 | 1.36 | +14.3% |
| 1970 | 1.37 | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 1.23 | -9.9% |
| 1972 | 1.24 | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 1.34 | +7.9% |
| 1974 | 1.33 | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 1.34 | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 1.25 | -7.1% |
| 1977 | 1.24 | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 1.24 | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 1.25 | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 1.42 | +13.6% |
| 1981 | 1.53 | +7.6% |
| 1982 | 1.47 | -4.1% |
| 1983 | 1.56 | +6.6% |
| 1984 | 1.98 | +26.7% |
| 1985 | 2.07 | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 2.22 | +7.3% |
| 1987 | 2.19 | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 1.87 | -14.6% |
| 1989 | 2.31 | +23.3% |
| 1990 | 2.27 | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 2.19 | -3.6% |
| 1992 | 2.61 | +19.4% |
| 1993 | 2.24 | -14.1% |
| 1994 | 2.56 | +13.9% |
| 1995 | 2.49 | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 2.52 | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 2.72 | +7.8% |
| 1998 | 2.69 | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 2.9 | +7.9% |
| 2000 | 3.02 | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 3.09 | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 3.24 | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 3.12 | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 3.26 | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 3.58 | +9.7% |
| 2006 | 3.63 | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 3.84 | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 4.02 | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 4.17 | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 3.83 | -8.1% |
| 2011 | 4.04 | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 4.08 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 4.2 | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 4.51 | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 4.61 | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 4.63 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 4.5 | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 4.5 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 4.32 | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 3.99 | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 3.99 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4.04 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 4.1 | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 4.2 | +2.3% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 4.2 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.02, 2.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Laos's 4.2 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.69, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change of cereal yield vs land used 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | +38.9% | 0.8552 | 1.19 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9435 | 0.8125 | 1.36 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.28 | 1.23 | 1.37 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.86 | 1.42 | 2.31 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.52 | 2.19 | 2.9 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.5 | 3.02 | 4.17 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.32 | 3.83 | 4.63 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.07 | 3.99 | 4.2 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Laos
More agriculture & rural data for Laos
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -1.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1874 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.8289 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.2734 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change of cereal yield vs land used in Laos?
- Change of cereal yield vs land used in Laos was 4.2 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change of cereal yield vs land used recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 4.63 in 2016.
- What is the lowest change of cereal yield vs land used recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8125 in 1964.
- How does Laos rank for change of cereal yield vs land used?
- Laos ranks 62nd out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change of cereal yield vs land used rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Change of cereal yield vs land used. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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