Maize and products — Production in Laos
Laos: Maize and products — Production was 458 1000 t in 2023. ▼ Falling
Maize and products — Production 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 — production in Laos is 458 1000 t, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 62.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize and products — production in Laos peaked at 1,552 1000 t in 2016 and was at its lowest, 458 1000 t, in 2023.
Laos ranks 83rd of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Maize and products — Production in Laos, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,021 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 1,096 1000 t | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 1,125 1000 t | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 1,214 1000 t | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 1,412 1000 t | +16.3% |
| 2015 | 1,516 1000 t | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 1,552 1000 t | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 1,193 1000 t | -23.1% |
| 2018 | 982 1000 t | -17.7% |
| 2019 | 794 1000 t | -19.1% |
| 2020 | 684 1000 t | -13.9% |
| 2021 | 535 1000 t | -21.8% |
| 2022 | 463 1000 t | -13.5% |
| 2023 | 458 1000 t | -1.1% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 458 1000 t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 679 1000 t, 67% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Laos's 458 1000 t is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 422.5 1000 t, 1.1× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,190 1000 t | 794 1000 t | 1,552 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 535 1000 t | 458 1000 t | 684 1000 t | 4 |
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 maize and products — production in Laos?
- Maize and products — production in Laos was 458 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest maize and products — production recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 1,552 1000 t in 2016.
- What is the lowest maize and products — production recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 458 1000 t in 2023.
- How does Laos rank for maize and products — production?
- Laos ranks 83rd out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize and products — production rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.3%. 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 — Production. 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.