Land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Laos
Laos: Land use vs. yield change in cereal production was 191 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Laos, 1961–2014
Source: World Bank (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Laos recorded 191 for land use vs. yield change in cereal production in 2014. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.1% on the previous year and up 43.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Laos peaked at 191 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 88, in 1976.
That places Laos 41st out of 147 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Laos, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 100 | — |
| 1962 | 96 | -4.0% |
| 1963 | 97 | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 147 | +51.5% |
| 1965 | 148 | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 150 | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 155 | +3.3% |
| 1968 | 106 | -31.6% |
| 1969 | 108 | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 108 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 108 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 108 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 108 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 111 | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 111 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 88 | -20.7% |
| 1977 | 93 | +5.7% |
| 1978 | 96 | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 114 | +18.8% |
| 1980 | 121 | +6.1% |
| 1981 | 123 | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 122 | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 115 | -5.7% |
| 1984 | 109 | -5.2% |
| 1985 | 110 | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 107 | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 90 | -15.9% |
| 1988 | 89 | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 99 | +11.2% |
| 1990 | 109 | +10.1% |
| 1991 | 94 | -13.8% |
| 1992 | 95 | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 92 | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 101 | +9.8% |
| 1995 | 93 | -7.9% |
| 1996 | 94 | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 101 | +7.4% |
| 1998 | 105 | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 120 | +14.3% |
| 2000 | 122 | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 125 | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 124 | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 128 | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 133 | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 130 | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 136 | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 141 | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 161 | +14.2% |
| 2009 | 163 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 170 | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 163 | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 179 | +9.8% |
| 2013 | 175 | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 191 | +9.1% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 191 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 191, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Laos's 191 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 132.5, 1.4× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use vs. yield change in cereal production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +51.5% | 97 | 147 |
| 1968 | -31.6% | 155 | 106 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 123 | 96 | 155 | 9 |
| 1970s | 104.5 | 88 | 114 | 10 |
| 1980s | 108.5 | 89 | 123 | 10 |
| 1990s | 100.4 | 92 | 120 | 10 |
| 2000s | 136.3 | 122 | 163 | 10 |
| 2010s | 175.6 | 163 | 191 | 5 |
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 land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Laos?
- Land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Laos was 191 in 2014, according to World Bank (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use vs. yield change in cereal production recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 191 in 2014.
- What is the lowest land use vs. yield change in cereal production recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 88 in 1976.
- How does Laos rank for land use vs. yield change in cereal production?
- Laos ranks 41st out of 147 countries with data for 2014.
- Is land use vs. yield change in cereal production rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use vs. yield change in cereal production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Indexed change in land used for cereal production versus cereal yields, from 1961 to 2014. Both indexes are measured relative to values in 1961 (i.e. 1961 = 100).