Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Lao People's Democratic Republic

Lao People's Democratic Republic: Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. was 140,130 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
140,130 ha
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
4th
of 13 countries
All-time high
140,130 ha
in 2024
All-time low
30,990 ha
in 2009
Years of data
16
2009–2024

Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2009–2024

25.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k150.0k2009201620242009: 31.0k ha2010: 40.8k ha2011: 58.1k ha2012: 67.2k ha2013: 66.0k ha2014: 81.3k ha2015: 101.9k ha2016: 102.8k ha2017: 90.4k ha2018: 115.9k ha2019: 118.7k ha2020: 128.8k ha2021: 122.8k ha2022: 129.6k ha2023: 135.4k ha2024: 140.1k ha

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

Analysis

In 2024, edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Lao People's Democratic Republic stood at 140,130 ha. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 72.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 140,130 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 30,990 ha, in 2009.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year

Annual values for Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c., fresh — Area harvested in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2009 to 2024.
Year ha Change
2009 30,990 ha
2010 40,840 ha +31.8%
2011 58,120 ha +42.3%
2012 67,155 ha +15.5%
2013 65,995 ha -1.7%
2014 81,345 ha +23.3%
2015 101,885 ha +25.3%
2016 102,830 ha +0.9%
2017 90,440 ha -12.0%
2018 115,915 ha +28.2%
2019 118,650 ha +2.4%
2020 128,765 ha +8.5%
2021 122,758 ha -4.7%
2022 129,552 ha +5.5%
2023 135,405 ha +4.5%
2024 140,130 ha +3.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 30,990 ha 30,990 ha 30,990 ha 1
2010s 84,318 ha 40,840 ha 118,650 ha 10
2020s 131,322 ha 122,758 ha 140,130 ha 5

Countries ranked near Lao People's Democratic Republic

  1. 1 Ethiopia PDR 370,000 ha
  2. 2 Indonesia 63,444 ha compare
  3. 3 Namibia 43,947 ha compare
  4. 4 Peru 39,770 ha compare
  5. 5 Democratic Republic of the Congo 126,371 ha compare
  6. 5 Nepal 29,539 ha compare
  7. 6 Papua New Guinea 25,122 ha compare
  8. 7 Haiti 24,456 ha compare
  9. 7 Melanesia 26,472 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 140,130 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
The highest recorded value was 140,130 ha in 2024.
What is the lowest edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 30,990 ha in 2009.
How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c.?
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 4th out of 13 countries with data for 2024.
Is edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Over the last ten years it is up 72.3%. 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 Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c., fresh — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c., fresh — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
112 places, 5,943 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.