Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested in Lao People's Democratic Republic

Lao People's Democratic Republic: Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested was 450,543 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
450,543 ha
Change on year
up 14.2%
World rank
8th
of 20 countries
All-time high
450,543 ha
in 2024
All-time low
4,000 ha
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.

Analysis

Lao People's Democratic Republic recorded 450,543 ha for roots and tubers, total — area harvested in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

The figure is up 14.2% on the previous year and up 179.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — area harvested in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 450,543 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4,000 ha, in 1961.

That places Lao People's Democratic Republic 8th out of 20 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year

Annual values for Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1961 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1961 4,000 ha
1962 5,500 ha +37.5%
1963 5,500 ha +0.0%
1964 5,000 ha -9.1%
1965 5,800 ha +16.0%
1966 5,700 ha -1.7%
1967 6,200 ha +8.8%
1968 6,600 ha +6.5%
1969 7,000 ha +6.1%
1970 7,300 ha +4.3%
1971 7,500 ha +2.7%
1972 7,800 ha +4.0%
1973 8,000 ha +2.6%
1974 8,600 ha +7.5%
1975 7,600 ha -11.6%
1976 10,539 ha +38.7%
1977 12,400 ha +17.7%
1978 14,700 ha +18.5%
1979 16,500 ha +12.2%
1980 17,930 ha +8.7%
1981 20,000 ha +11.5%
1982 21,376 ha +6.9%
1983 21,240 ha -0.6%
1984 21,400 ha +0.8%
1985 19,777 ha -7.6%
1986 18,196 ha -8.0%
1987 25,352 ha +39.3%
1988 36,471 ha +43.9%
1989 36,700 ha +0.6%
1990 37,448 ha +2.0%
1991 27,222 ha -27.3%
1992 24,711 ha -9.2%
1993 24,892 ha +0.7%
1994 32,621 ha +31.1%
1995 25,035 ha -23.3%
1996 24,690 ha -1.4%
1997 29,828 ha +20.8%
1998 32,092 ha +7.6%
1999 22,597 ha -29.6%
2000 32,000 ha +41.6%
2001 19,320 ha -39.6%
2002 22,398 ha +15.9%
2003 21,968 ha -1.9%
2004 26,308 ha +19.8%
2005 22,860 ha -13.1%
2006 31,015 ha +35.7%
2007 28,155 ha -9.2%
2008 25,795 ha -8.4%
2009 60,996 ha +136.5%
2010 67,985 ha +11.5%
2011 97,720 ha +43.7%
2012 120,205 ha +23.0%
2013 117,925 ha -1.9%
2014 161,450 ha +36.9%
2015 197,850 ha +22.5%
2016 204,540 ha +3.4%
2017 179,445 ha -12.3%
2018 205,590 ha +14.6%
2019 216,640 ha +5.4%
2020 242,054 ha +11.7%
2021 252,190 ha +4.2%
2022 335,118 ha +32.9%
2023 394,361 ha +17.7%
2024 450,543 ha +14.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 5,700 ha 4,000 ha 7,000 ha 9
1970s 10,094 ha 7,300 ha 16,500 ha 10
1980s 23,844 ha 17,930 ha 36,700 ha 10
1990s 28,114 ha 22,597 ha 37,448 ha 10
2000s 29,082 ha 19,320 ha 60,996 ha 10
2010s 156,935 ha 67,985 ha 216,640 ha 10
2020s 334,853 ha 242,054 ha 450,543 ha 5

Countries ranked near Lao People's Democratic Republic

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  2. 5 United Republic of Tanzania 2.05 million ha compare
  3. 6 Ghana 1.94 million ha compare
  4. 7 Thailand 1.45 million ha compare
  5. 7 Viet Nam 618,234 ha compare
  6. 8 Brazil 1.45 million ha compare
  7. 9 Angola 1.35 million ha compare
  8. 9 Melanesia 279,372 ha compare
  9. 10 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 259,010 ha compare
  10. 10 Ukraine 1.21 million ha compare
  11. 11 Türkiye 195,767 ha compare
  12. 11 Uganda 1.12 million ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is roots and tubers, total — area harvested in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Roots and tubers, total — area harvested in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 450,543 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest roots and tubers, total — area harvested recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
The highest recorded value was 450,543 ha in 2024.
What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — area harvested recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 4,000 ha in 1961.
How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for roots and tubers, total — area harvested?
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 8th out of 20 countries with data for 2024.
Is roots and tubers, total — area harvested rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Over the last ten years it is up 179.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
240 places, 13,936 data points, 1961–2024
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.