Maize and products — Food supply in Laos
Laos: Maize and products — Food supply was 117,119 million Kcal in 2023. ▼ Falling
Maize and products — Food supply in Laos, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
In 2023, maize and products — food supply in Laos stood at 117,119 million Kcal. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 34.1% on the previous year and down 77.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize and products — food supply in Laos peaked at 512,221 million Kcal in 2012 and was at its lowest, 117,119 million Kcal, in 2023.
That places Laos 110th out of 193 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 — Food supply in Laos, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 479,919 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 497,086 million Kcal | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 512,221 million Kcal | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 511,618 million Kcal | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 466,953 million Kcal | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 479,647 million Kcal | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 475,257 million Kcal | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 361,676 million Kcal | -23.9% |
| 2018 | 289,946 million Kcal | -19.8% |
| 2019 | 264,792 million Kcal | -8.7% |
| 2020 | 191,746 million Kcal | -27.6% |
| 2021 | 184,286 million Kcal | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 177,689 million Kcal | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 117,119 million Kcal | -34.1% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 117,119 million Kcal is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 531,114 million Kcal, 22% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Laos's 117,119 million Kcal is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 37,829 million Kcal, 3.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 433,912 million Kcal | 264,792 million Kcal | 512,221 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 167,710 million Kcal | 117,119 million Kcal | 191,746 million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 107 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 132,517 million Kcal compare
- 108 Gabon 130,496 million Kcal compare
- 109 Niger 128,580 million Kcal compare
- 110 Lao People's Democratic Republic 117,119 million Kcal compare
- 112 Jamaica 115,426 million Kcal compare
- 113 Republic of Moldova 105,178 million Kcal compare
- 113 Moldova 105,178 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 maize and products — food supply in Laos?
- Maize and products — food supply in Laos was 117,119 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest maize and products — food supply recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 512,221 million Kcal in 2012.
- What is the lowest maize and products — food supply recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 117,119 million Kcal in 2023.
- How does Laos rank for maize and products — food supply?
- Laos ranks 110th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize and products — food supply rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.1%. 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 — Food supply (kcal). 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.