Miscellaneous — Food supply in Laos
Laos: Miscellaneous — Food supply was 71,039 million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising
Miscellaneous — Food supply in Laos, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
The most recent figure for miscellaneous — food supply in Laos is 71,039 million Kcal, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.7% on the previous year and up 166.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, miscellaneous — food supply in Laos peaked at 71,039 million Kcal in 2023 and was at its lowest, 19,222 million Kcal, in 2010.
Laos ranks 29th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Miscellaneous — Food supply in Laos, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 19,222 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 19,556 million Kcal | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 24,017 million Kcal | +22.8% |
| 2013 | 26,697 million Kcal | +11.2% |
| 2014 | 32,375 million Kcal | +21.3% |
| 2015 | 32,114 million Kcal | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 39,211 million Kcal | +22.1% |
| 2017 | 47,250 million Kcal | +20.5% |
| 2018 | 50,190 million Kcal | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 21,673 million Kcal | -56.8% |
| 2020 | 28,871 million Kcal | +33.2% |
| 2021 | 47,382 million Kcal | +64.1% |
| 2022 | 66,572 million Kcal | +40.5% |
| 2023 | 71,039 million Kcal | +6.7% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 71,039 million Kcal is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16,007 million Kcal, 4.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Laos's 71,039 million Kcal is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6,055 million Kcal, 11.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 31,231 million Kcal | 19,222 million Kcal | 50,190 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 53,466 million Kcal | 28,871 million Kcal | 71,039 million Kcal | 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 miscellaneous — food supply in Laos?
- Miscellaneous — food supply in Laos was 71,039 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest miscellaneous — food supply recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 71,039 million Kcal in 2023.
- What is the lowest miscellaneous — food supply recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,222 million Kcal in 2010.
- How does Laos rank for miscellaneous — food supply?
- Laos ranks 29th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is miscellaneous — food supply rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 166.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Miscellaneous — 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.