Grand Total — Food supply in Laos
Laos: Grand Total — Food supply was 8.92 million million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising
Grand Total — Food supply in Laos, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
In 2023, grand total — food supply in Laos stood at 8.92 million million Kcal. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grand total — food supply in Laos peaked at 8.92 million million Kcal in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.67 million million Kcal, in 2010.
That places Laos 102nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Grand Total — Food supply in Laos, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 6.67 million million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 6.97 million million Kcal | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 7.13 million million Kcal | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 7.40 million million Kcal | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 7.62 million million Kcal | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 7.89 million million Kcal | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 7.94 million million Kcal | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 7.99 million million Kcal | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 8.18 million million Kcal | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 8.37 million million Kcal | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 8.46 million million Kcal | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 8.50 million million Kcal | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 8.74 million million Kcal | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 8.92 million million Kcal | +2.1% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 8.92 million million Kcal is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.28 million million Kcal, 87% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Laos's 8.92 million million Kcal is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.80 million million Kcal, 2.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.62 million million Kcal | 6.67 million million Kcal | 8.37 million million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.65 million million Kcal | 8.46 million million Kcal | 8.92 million million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 99 Tajikistan 10.28 million million Kcal compare
- 100 Honduras 10.21 million million Kcal compare
- 101 Serbia 9.59 million million Kcal compare
- 102 Lao People's Democratic Republic 8.92 million million Kcal compare
- 104 Haiti 8.32 million million Kcal compare
- 105 Papua New Guinea 8.26 million million Kcal 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 grand total — food supply in Laos?
- Grand total — food supply in Laos was 8.92 million million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grand total — food supply recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 8.92 million million Kcal in 2023.
- What is the lowest grand total — food supply recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.67 million million Kcal in 2010.
- How does Laos rank for grand total — food supply?
- Laos ranks 102nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is grand total — food supply rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Grand Total — Food supply (kcal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 14 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.