Meat, Total — Production in Lao People's Democratic Republic

Lao People's Democratic Republic: Meat, Total — Production was 231,256 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
231,256 t
Change on year
up 5.0%
Rank
15th
of 20 regions
All-time high
231,256 t
in 2024
All-time low
19,390 t
in 1975
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Meat, Total — Production in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

The most recent figure for meat, total — production in Lao People's Democratic Republic is 231,256 t, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 53.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat, total — production in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 231,256 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 19,390 t, in 1975.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 15th of 20 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Meat, Total — Production in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year

Annual values for Meat, Total — Production in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 19,437 t
1962 20,226 t +4.1%
1963 20,270 t +0.2%
1964 24,616 t +21.4%
1965 26,920 t +9.4%
1966 29,935 t +11.2%
1967 32,532 t +8.7%
1968 31,948 t -1.8%
1969 30,939 t -3.2%
1970 30,228 t -2.3%
1971 29,271 t -3.2%
1972 26,925 t -8.0%
1973 24,547 t -8.8%
1974 21,972 t -10.5%
1975 19,390 t -11.8%
1976 22,032 t +13.6%
1977 22,146 t +0.5%
1978 21,689 t -2.1%
1979 25,126 t +15.9%
1980 30,698 t +22.2%
1981 33,319 t +8.5%
1982 34,172 t +2.6%
1983 36,442 t +6.6%
1984 38,941 t +6.9%
1985 37,871 t -2.7%
1986 40,797 t +7.7%
1987 44,079 t +8.0%
1988 38,522 t -12.6%
1989 42,492 t +10.3%
1990 43,858 t +3.2%
1991 47,375 t +8.0%
1992 50,288 t +6.1%
1993 55,331 t +10.0%
1994 58,659 t +6.0%
1995 67,657 t +15.3%
1996 68,368 t +1.1%
1997 71,738 t +4.9%
1998 74,085 t +3.3%
1999 80,614 t +8.8%
2000 73,005 t -9.4%
2001 79,763 t +9.3%
2002 82,898 t +3.9%
2003 93,628 t +12.9%
2004 96,624 t +3.2%
2005 100,059 t +3.6%
2006 105,634 t +5.6%
2007 109,566 t +3.7%
2008 116,126 t +6.0%
2009 122,195 t +5.2%
2010 130,205 t +6.6%
2011 131,776 t +1.2%
2012 138,451 t +5.1%
2013 144,147 t +4.1%
2014 150,499 t +4.4%
2015 158,012 t +5.0%
2016 170,054 t +7.6%
2017 177,230 t +4.2%
2018 179,280 t +1.2%
2019 192,350 t +7.3%
2020 200,221 t +4.1%
2021 205,854 t +2.8%
2022 212,437 t +3.2%
2023 220,294 t +3.7%
2024 231,256 t +5.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 26,314 t 19,437 t 32,532 t 9
1970s 24,333 t 19,390 t 30,228 t 10
1980s 37,733 t 30,698 t 44,079 t 10
1990s 61,797 t 43,858 t 80,614 t 10
2000s 97,950 t 73,005 t 122,195 t 10
2010s 157,200 t 130,205 t 192,350 t 10
2020s 214,012 t 200,221 t 231,256 t 5

Countries ranked near Lao People's Democratic Republic

  1. 12 Pakistan 5.85 million t compare
  2. 13 Australia 5.58 million t compare
  3. 14 Poland 5.46 million t compare
  4. 15 Canada 5.19 million t compare
  5. 16 France 5.18 million t compare
  6. 17 Indonesia 5.11 million t compare
  7. 18 Japan 4.20 million t compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat, total — production in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Meat, total — production in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 231,256 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest meat, total — production recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
The highest recorded value was 231,256 t in 2024.
What is the lowest meat, total — production recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 19,390 t in 1975.
How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for meat, total — production?
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 15th out of 20 regions with data for 2024.
Is meat, total — production rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Over the last ten years it is up 53.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Meat, Total — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Meat, Total — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
243 places, 14,172 data points, 1961–2024
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.