Pulses — Food supply in Laos
Laos: Pulses — Food supply was 26,765 million Kcal in 2023. ▼ Falling
Pulses — Food supply in Laos, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
In 2023, pulses — food supply in Laos stood at 26,765 million Kcal.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.2% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pulses — food supply in Laos peaked at 52,630 million Kcal in 2010 and was at its lowest, 13,603 million Kcal, in 2019.
Laos ranks 143rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Pulses — Food supply in Laos, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 52,630 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 49,938 million Kcal | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 43,259 million Kcal | -13.4% |
| 2013 | 22,887 million Kcal | -47.1% |
| 2014 | 29,034 million Kcal | +26.9% |
| 2015 | 28,307 million Kcal | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 21,844 million Kcal | -22.8% |
| 2017 | 16,351 million Kcal | -25.1% |
| 2018 | 18,881 million Kcal | +15.5% |
| 2019 | 13,603 million Kcal | -28.0% |
| 2020 | 20,664 million Kcal | +51.9% |
| 2021 | 21,553 million Kcal | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 22,636 million Kcal | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 26,765 million Kcal | +18.2% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 26,765 million Kcal is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 184,859 million Kcal, 14% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Laos's 26,765 million Kcal is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 19,683 million Kcal, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 29,673 million Kcal | 13,603 million Kcal | 52,630 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 22,904 million Kcal | 20,664 million Kcal | 26,765 million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 140 Timor-Leste 28,905 million Kcal compare
- 140 East Timor 28,905 million Kcal compare
- 142 Armenia 27,005 million Kcal compare
- 143 Lao People's Democratic Republic 26,765 million Kcal compare
- 145 Jamaica 24,773 million Kcal compare
- 146 Cabo Verde 22,389 million Kcal compare
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 pulses — food supply in Laos?
- Pulses — food supply in Laos was 26,765 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pulses — food supply recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 52,630 million Kcal in 2010.
- What is the lowest pulses — food supply recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,603 million Kcal in 2019.
- How does Laos rank for pulses — food supply?
- Laos ranks 143rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pulses — food supply rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pulses — 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.