Rice and products — Import quantity in Laos
Laos: Rice and products — Import quantity was 103 1000 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Rice and products — Import quantity in Laos, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
In 2023, rice and products — import quantity in Laos stood at 103 1000 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.4% on the previous year and up 472.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice and products — import quantity in Laos peaked at 221 1000 t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7 1000 t, in 2014.
Laos ranks 105th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Rice and products — Import quantity in Laos, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 71 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 28 1000 t | -60.6% |
| 2012 | 22 1000 t | -21.4% |
| 2013 | 18 1000 t | -18.2% |
| 2014 | 7 1000 t | -61.1% |
| 2015 | 11 1000 t | +57.1% |
| 2016 | 154 1000 t | +1300.0% |
| 2017 | 96 1000 t | -37.7% |
| 2018 | 49 1000 t | -49.0% |
| 2019 | 146 1000 t | +198.0% |
| 2020 | 221 1000 t | +51.4% |
| 2021 | 132 1000 t | -40.3% |
| 2022 | 95 1000 t | -28.0% |
| 2023 | 103 1000 t | +8.4% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 103 1000 t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 129 1000 t, 80% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Laos's 103 1000 t is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 62 1000 t, 1.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rice and products — Import quantity 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +1300.0% | 11 1000 t | 154 1000 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 60.2 1000 t | 7 1000 t | 154 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 137.75 1000 t | 95 1000 t | 221 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 rice and products — import quantity in Laos?
- Rice and products — import quantity in Laos was 103 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rice and products — import quantity recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 221 1000 t in 2020.
- What is the lowest rice and products — import quantity recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 1000 t in 2014.
- How does Laos rank for rice and products — import quantity?
- Laos ranks 105th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rice and products — import quantity rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 472.2%. 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 Rice and products — Import quantity. 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.