Potatoes and products — Production in Laos
Laos: Potatoes and products — Production was 4 1000 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Potatoes 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 potatoes and products — production in Laos is 4 1000 t, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 84.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes and products — production in Laos peaked at 41 1000 t in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2 1000 t, in 2017.
That places Laos 139th out of 161 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Potatoes and products — Production in Laos, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 41 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 29 1000 t | -29.3% |
| 2012 | 33 1000 t | +13.8% |
| 2013 | 26 1000 t | -21.2% |
| 2014 | 31 1000 t | +19.2% |
| 2015 | 33 1000 t | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 34 1000 t | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 2 1000 t | -94.1% |
| 2018 | 2 1000 t | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2 1000 t | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4 1000 t | +100.0% |
| 2021 | 4 1000 t | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4 1000 t | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4 1000 t | +0.0% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 4 1000 t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 398 1000 t, 1% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Laos's 4 1000 t is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 120 1000 t, 3% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes and products — Production in Laos changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +100.0% | 2 1000 t | 4 1000 t |
| 2017 | -94.1% | 34 1000 t | 2 1000 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23.3 1000 t | 2 1000 t | 41 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 4 1000 t | 4 1000 t | 4 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 potatoes and products — production in Laos?
- Potatoes and products — production in Laos was 4 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest potatoes and products — production recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 41 1000 t in 2010.
- What is the lowest potatoes and products — production recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 1000 t in 2017.
- How does Laos rank for potatoes and products — production?
- Laos ranks 139th out of 161 countries with data for 2023.
- Is potatoes and products — production rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 84.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Potatoes 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.