Sesame seed — Production in Laos
Laos: Sesame seed — Production was 9 1000 t in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sesame seed — Production in Laos, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
Laos recorded 9 1000 t for sesame seed — production in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sesame seed — production in Laos peaked at 17 1000 t in 2015 and was at its lowest, 9 1000 t, in 2021.
That places Laos 35th out of 74 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Sesame seed — Production in Laos, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 10 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 14 1000 t | +40.0% |
| 2012 | 14 1000 t | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 12 1000 t | -14.3% |
| 2014 | 15 1000 t | +25.0% |
| 2015 | 17 1000 t | +13.3% |
| 2016 | 17 1000 t | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 16 1000 t | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 16 1000 t | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 12 1000 t | -25.0% |
| 2020 | 11 1000 t | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 9 1000 t | -18.2% |
| 2022 | 9 1000 t | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 9 1000 t | +0.0% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 9 1000 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.5 1000 t, 1.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Laos's 9 1000 t is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 27 1000 t, 33% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.3 1000 t | 10 1000 t | 17 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.5 1000 t | 9 1000 t | 11 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 32 Sri Lanka 11 1000 t compare
- 33 Malawi 10 1000 t compare
- 33 Cambodia 10 1000 t compare
- 35 Lao People's Democratic Republic 9 1000 t compare
- 35 Syrian Arab Republic 9 1000 t compare
- 35 Republic of Korea 9 1000 t compare
- 35 Syria 9 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 sesame seed — production in Laos?
- Sesame seed — production in Laos was 9 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sesame seed — production recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 17 1000 t in 2015.
- What is the lowest sesame seed — production recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 1000 t in 2021.
- How does Laos rank for sesame seed — production?
- Laos ranks 35th out of 74 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sesame seed — production rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. 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 — 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.