Rice and products — Losses in Laos
Laos: Rice and products — Losses was 158 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Rice and products — Losses in Laos, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
In 2023, rice and products — losses in Laos stood at 158 1000 t.
That represents a change of up 6.0% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice and products — losses in Laos peaked at 165 1000 t in 2015 and was at its lowest, 124 1000 t, in 2011.
That places Laos 26th out of 131 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Rice and products — Losses in Laos, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 125 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 124 1000 t | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 142 1000 t | +14.5% |
| 2013 | 138 1000 t | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 162 1000 t | +17.4% |
| 2015 | 165 1000 t | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 165 1000 t | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 159 1000 t | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 140 1000 t | -11.9% |
| 2019 | 141 1000 t | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 147 1000 t | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 144 1000 t | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 149 1000 t | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 158 1000 t | +6.0% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 158 1000 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9 1000 t, 17.6× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Laos's 158 1000 t is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 158 1000 t, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 146.1 1000 t | 124 1000 t | 165 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 149.5 1000 t | 144 1000 t | 158 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 23 Philippines 195 1000 t compare
- 24 Colombia 191 1000 t compare
- 25 Sierra Leone 171 1000 t compare
- 26 Lao People's Democratic Republic 158 1000 t compare
- 28 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 149 1000 t compare
- 29 Democratic Republic of the Congo 132 1000 t 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 rice and products — losses in Laos?
- Rice and products — losses in Laos was 158 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rice and products — losses recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 165 1000 t in 2015.
- What is the lowest rice and products — losses recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 124 1000 t in 2011.
- How does Laos rank for rice and products — losses?
- Laos ranks 26th out of 131 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rice and products — losses rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 — Losses. 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.