Sesame seed — Food supply in Laos
Laos: Sesame seed — Food supply was 39,089 million Kcal in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sesame seed — Food supply in Laos, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sesame seed — food supply in Laos is 39,089 million Kcal, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.9% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sesame seed — food supply in Laos peaked at 73,604 million Kcal in 2017 and was at its lowest, 39,089 million Kcal, in 2023.
That places Laos 39th out of 158 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Sesame seed — Food supply in Laos, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 46,067 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 54,415 million Kcal | +18.1% |
| 2012 | 55,383 million Kcal | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 44,784 million Kcal | -19.1% |
| 2014 | 62,130 million Kcal | +38.7% |
| 2015 | 69,731 million Kcal | +12.2% |
| 2016 | 68,912 million Kcal | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 73,604 million Kcal | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 63,118 million Kcal | -14.2% |
| 2019 | 48,032 million Kcal | -23.9% |
| 2020 | 43,609 million Kcal | -9.2% |
| 2021 | 54,194 million Kcal | +24.3% |
| 2022 | 41,537 million Kcal | -23.4% |
| 2023 | 39,089 million Kcal | -5.9% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 39,089 million Kcal is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9,353 million Kcal, 4.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Laos's 39,089 million Kcal is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 107.27 million Kcal, 364.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 58,618 million Kcal | 44,784 million Kcal | 73,604 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 44,607 million Kcal | 39,089 million Kcal | 54,194 million Kcal | 4 |
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 sesame seed — food supply in Laos?
- Sesame seed — food supply in Laos was 39,089 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sesame seed — food supply recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 73,604 million Kcal in 2017.
- What is the lowest sesame seed — food supply recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 39,089 million Kcal in 2023.
- How does Laos rank for sesame seed — food supply?
- Laos ranks 39th out of 158 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sesame seed — food supply rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sesame seed — Food supply (kcal). 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.