Maize and products — Export quantity in Laos
Laos: Maize and products — Export quantity was 172 1000 t in 2023. ▼ Falling
Maize and products — Export quantity in Laos, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for maize and products — export quantity in Laos is 172 1000 t, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 132.4% on the previous year and down 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize and products — export quantity in Laos peaked at 226 1000 t in 2015 and was at its lowest, 74 1000 t, in 2022.
That places Laos 47th out of 169 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Maize and products — Export quantity in Laos, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 225 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 203 1000 t | -9.8% |
| 2012 | 207 1000 t | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 222 1000 t | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 122 1000 t | -45.0% |
| 2015 | 226 1000 t | +85.2% |
| 2016 | 170 1000 t | -24.8% |
| 2017 | 190 1000 t | +11.8% |
| 2018 | 197 1000 t | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 183 1000 t | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 208 1000 t | +13.7% |
| 2021 | 122 1000 t | -41.3% |
| 2022 | 74 1000 t | -39.3% |
| 2023 | 172 1000 t | +132.4% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 172 1000 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3 1000 t, 57.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Laos's 172 1000 t is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 37 1000 t, 4.6× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maize and products — Export quantity 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +132.4% | 74 1000 t | 172 1000 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 194.5 1000 t | 122 1000 t | 226 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 144 1000 t | 74 1000 t | 208 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 44 Botswana 187 1000 t compare
- 45 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 174 1000 t compare
- 45 United Kingdom 174 1000 t compare
- 47 Lao People's Democratic Republic 172 1000 t compare
- 49 Lithuania 164 1000 t compare
- 50 Kazakhstan 110 1000 t 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 maize and products — export quantity in Laos?
- Maize and products — export quantity in Laos was 172 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest maize and products — export quantity recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 226 1000 t in 2015.
- What is the lowest maize and products — export quantity recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 74 1000 t in 2022.
- How does Laos rank for maize and products — export quantity?
- Laos ranks 47th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize and products — export quantity rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Maize and products — Export quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.