Rice and products — Production in Laos
Laos: Rice and products — Production was 3,900 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Rice 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 rice and products — production in Laos is 3,900 1000 t, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice and products — production in Laos peaked at 4,149 1000 t in 2016 and was at its lowest, 3,066 1000 t, in 2011.
That places Laos 21st out of 145 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 — Production in Laos, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3,071 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 3,066 1000 t | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 3,489 1000 t | +13.8% |
| 2013 | 3,415 1000 t | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 4,002 1000 t | +17.2% |
| 2015 | 4,102 1000 t | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 4,149 1000 t | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 4,040 1000 t | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 3,585 1000 t | -11.3% |
| 2019 | 3,535 1000 t | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 3,519 1000 t | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 3,495 1000 t | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 3,782 1000 t | +8.2% |
| 2023 | 3,900 1000 t | +3.1% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 3,900 1000 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 356 1000 t, 11.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Laos's 3,900 1000 t is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3,900 1000 t, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3,645 1000 t | 3,066 1000 t | 4,149 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,674 1000 t | 3,495 1000 t | 3,900 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 18 Madagascar 5,118 1000 t compare
- 19 Republic of Korea 4,898 1000 t compare
- 20 Sri Lanka 4,513 1000 t compare
- 21 Lao People's Democratic Republic 3,900 1000 t compare
- 23 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 3,599 1000 t compare
- 24 United Republic of Tanzania 3,588 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 — production in Laos?
- Rice and products — production in Laos was 3,900 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rice and products — production recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 4,149 1000 t in 2016.
- What is the lowest rice and products — production recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,066 1000 t in 2011.
- How does Laos rank for rice and products — production?
- Laos ranks 21st out of 145 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rice and products — production rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. 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 — 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.