Rice yields in Laos
Laos: Rice yields was 4.11 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Rice yields in Laos, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Laos recorded 4.11 tonnes per hectare for rice yields in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice yields in Laos peaked at 4.26 tonnes per hectare in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.8024 tonnes per hectare, in 1964.
Laos ranks 59th of 123 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9323 tonnes per hectare | 0.8024 tonnes per hectare | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.89 tonnes per hectare | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | 2.36 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.55 tonnes per hectare | 2.2 tonnes per hectare | 2.93 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.43 tonnes per hectare | 3.06 tonnes per hectare | 3.84 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.02 tonnes per hectare | 3.59 tonnes per hectare | 4.26 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.96 tonnes per hectare | 3.82 tonnes per hectare | 4.11 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Laos
More agriculture & rural data for Laos
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.04 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 16.6% (2025)
- Rural population 4.70 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.1% (2025)
- Rural population 59.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 4.6% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 10.3% (2023)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.6% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.6% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 1.02 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rice yields in Laos?
- Rice yields in Laos was 4.11 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest rice yields recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 4.26 tonnes per hectare in 2016.
- What is the lowest rice yields recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8024 tonnes per hectare in 1964.
- How does Laos rank for rice yields?
- Laos ranks 59th out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rice yields rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Rice yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.