Rice yields in Laos
Laos: Rice yields was 4.11 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.11 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
59th
of 124 countries
All-time high
4.26 tonnes per hectare
in 2016
All-time low
0.8024 tonnes per hectare
in 1964
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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 124 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.
Rice yields in Laos, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.871 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.8644 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.8667 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.8024 tonnes per hectare | -7.4% |
| 1965 | 0.8079 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 0.8108 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.8448 tonnes per hectare | +4.2% |
| 1968 | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | +39.1% |
| 1969 | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | +14.6% |
| 1970 | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | -10.2% |
| 1972 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | +8.2% |
| 1974 | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | -5.8% |
| 1977 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | +14.4% |
| 1981 | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | +7.7% |
| 1982 | 1.48 tonnes per hectare | -4.3% |
| 1983 | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | +6.9% |
| 1984 | 2.02 tonnes per hectare | +27.2% |
| 1985 | 2.1 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 2.26 tonnes per hectare | +7.4% |
| 1987 | 2.23 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 1.91 tonnes per hectare | -14.2% |
| 1989 | 2.36 tonnes per hectare | +23.2% |
| 1990 | 2.29 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 2.2 tonnes per hectare | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 2.66 tonnes per hectare | +20.8% |
| 1993 | 2.27 tonnes per hectare | -14.6% |
| 1994 | 2.58 tonnes per hectare | +13.9% |
| 1995 | 2.53 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 2.55 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 2.76 tonnes per hectare | +8.2% |
| 1998 | 2.71 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 2.93 tonnes per hectare | +8.1% |
| 2000 | 3.06 tonnes per hectare | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 3.13 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 3.27 tonnes per hectare | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 3.14 tonnes per hectare | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 3.28 tonnes per hectare | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 3.49 tonnes per hectare | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 3.59 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 3.72 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 3.78 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 3.84 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 3.59 tonnes per hectare | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 3.75 tonnes per hectare | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 3.74 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 3.83 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 4.18 tonnes per hectare | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 4.25 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 4.26 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 4.23 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 4.23 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4.15 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 3.82 tonnes per hectare | -8.1% |
| 2021 | 3.9 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 3.95 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 4.03 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 4.11 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 4.11 tonnes per hectare is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.64 tonnes per hectare, 1.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Laos's 4.11 tonnes per hectare is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.79 tonnes per hectare, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rice yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | +39.1% | 0.8448 tonnes per hectare | 1.18 tonnes per hectare |
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 (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 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 124 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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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.