Population in moderate or severe food insecurity in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Population in moderate or severe food insecurity was 2,675 num th in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2,675 num th
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
75th
of 130 countries
All-time high
2,744 num th
in 2022
All-time low
2,128 num th
in 2019
Years of data
6
2019–2024
Population in moderate or severe food insecurity in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2019–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
Lao People's Democratic Republic recorded 2,675 num th for population in moderate or severe food insecurity in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and up 25.7% over ten years.
That places Lao People's Democratic Republic 75th out of 130 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Population in moderate or severe food insecurity in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2,128 num th | — |
| 2020 | 2,336 num th | +9.7% |
| 2021 | 2,539 num th | +8.7% |
| 2022 | 2,744 num th | +8.1% |
| 2023 | 2,731 num th | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 2,675 num th | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2,128 num th | 2,128 num th | 2,128 num th | 1 |
| 2020s | 2,605 num th | 2,336 num th | 2,744 num th | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- 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 population in moderate or severe food insecurity in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Population in moderate or severe food insecurity in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 2,675 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest population in moderate or severe food insecurity recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 2,744 num th in 2022.
- What is the lowest population in moderate or severe food insecurity recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,128 num th in 2019.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for population in moderate or severe food insecurity?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 75th out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population in moderate or severe food insecurity rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.7%. 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 United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Population in moderate or severe food insecurity (thousands of people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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