Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested in Lao People's Democratic Republic

Lao People's Democratic Republic: Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested was 23,379 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
23,379 ha
Change on year
up 3.2%
Rank
18th
of 20 regions
All-time high
55,980 ha
in 2011
All-time low
8,000 ha
in 1975
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

Lao People's Democratic Republic recorded 23,379 ha for oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested in 2024.

That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and down 53.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 55,980 ha in 2011 and was at its lowest, 8,000 ha, in 1975.

That places Lao People's Democratic Republic 18th out of 20 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year

Annual values for Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1961 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1961 9,869 ha
1962 8,920 ha -9.6%
1963 8,850 ha -0.8%
1964 10,300 ha +16.4%
1965 10,300 ha +0.0%
1966 10,700 ha +3.9%
1967 10,850 ha +1.4%
1968 11,200 ha +3.2%
1969 11,600 ha +3.6%
1970 12,100 ha +4.3%
1971 12,500 ha +3.3%
1972 13,000 ha +4.0%
1973 12,800 ha -1.5%
1974 11,054 ha -13.6%
1975 8,000 ha -27.6%
1976 10,816 ha +35.2%
1977 11,199 ha +3.5%
1978 19,900 ha +77.7%
1979 24,490 ha +23.1%
1980 22,506 ha -8.1%
1981 23,971 ha +6.5%
1982 24,200 ha +1.0%
1983 23,317 ha -3.6%
1984 23,950 ha +2.7%
1985 15,500 ha -35.3%
1986 13,912 ha -10.2%
1987 18,494 ha +32.9%
1988 19,638 ha +6.2%
1989 22,613 ha +15.1%
1990 21,699 ha -4.0%
1991 24,274 ha +11.9%
1992 29,661 ha +22.2%
1993 28,139 ha -5.1%
1994 26,460 ha -6.0%
1995 32,706 ha +23.6%
1996 30,625 ha -6.4%
1997 33,110 ha +8.1%
1998 35,357 ha +6.8%
1999 31,890 ha -9.8%
2000 31,400 ha -1.5%
2001 24,170 ha -23.0%
2002 26,102 ha +8.0%
2003 29,879 ha +14.5%
2004 31,395 ha +5.1%
2005 37,265 ha +18.7%
2006 39,865 ha +7.0%
2007 37,310 ha -6.4%
2008 40,662 ha +9.0%
2009 45,737 ha +12.5%
2010 48,035 ha +5.0%
2011 55,980 ha +16.5%
2012 38,390 ha -31.4%
2013 47,090 ha +22.7%
2014 49,775 ha +5.7%
2015 48,335 ha -2.9%
2016 54,360 ha +12.5%
2017 38,032 ha -30.0%
2018 39,835 ha +4.7%
2019 28,687 ha -28.0%
2020 28,892 ha +0.7%
2021 26,573 ha -8.0%
2022 26,194 ha -1.4%
2023 22,659 ha -13.5%
2024 23,379 ha +3.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 10,288 ha 8,850 ha 11,600 ha 9
1970s 13,586 ha 8,000 ha 24,490 ha 10
1980s 20,810 ha 13,912 ha 24,200 ha 10
1990s 29,392 ha 21,699 ha 35,357 ha 10
2000s 34,378 ha 24,170 ha 45,737 ha 10
2010s 44,852 ha 28,687 ha 55,980 ha 10
2020s 25,539 ha 22,659 ha 28,892 ha 5

Countries ranked near Lao People's Democratic Republic

  1. 15 Australia and New Zealand 3.98 million ha compare
  2. 16 Australia 3.97 million ha compare
  3. 17 Philippines 3.85 million ha compare
  4. 18 Paraguay 3.84 million ha compare
  5. 19 Sudan (former) 3.52 million ha compare
  6. 20 Myanmar 3.41 million ha compare
  7. 20 Timor-Leste 16,430 ha compare
  8. 21 Kazakhstan 2.89 million ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 23,379 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
The highest recorded value was 55,980 ha in 2011.
What is the lowest oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 8,000 ha in 1975.
How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested?
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 18th out of 20 regions with data for 2024.
Is oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Over the last ten years it is down 53.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 13,029 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.