Sorghum and products — Food supply in Laos
Laos: Sorghum and products — Food supply was 15.65 million Kcal in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sorghum and products — Food supply in Laos, 2014–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
Laos recorded 15.65 million Kcal for sorghum and products — food supply in 2023.
That represents a change of down 10.7% on the previous year and down 99.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum and products — food supply in Laos peaked at 12,155 million Kcal in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0 million Kcal, in 2020.
That places Laos 69th out of 84 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Sorghum and products — Food supply in Laos, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 4,445 million Kcal | — |
| 2015 | 4,885 million Kcal | +9.9% |
| 2016 | 4,692 million Kcal | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 6,233 million Kcal | +32.8% |
| 2018 | 12,155 million Kcal | +95.0% |
| 2020 | 0 million Kcal | -100.0% |
| 2021 | 0 million Kcal | — |
| 2022 | 17.53 million Kcal | — |
| 2023 | 15.65 million Kcal | -10.7% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 15.65 million Kcal is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16,918 million Kcal, 0% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Laos's 15.65 million Kcal is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,703 million Kcal, 1% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6,482 million Kcal | 4,445 million Kcal | 12,155 million Kcal | 5 |
| 2020s | 8.29 million Kcal | 0 million Kcal | 17.53 million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 66 Micronesia (Federated States of) 56.17 million Kcal compare
- 66 Micronesia 56.17 million Kcal compare
- 68 Bosnia and Herzegovina 16.44 million Kcal compare
- 69 Lao People's Democratic Republic 15.65 million Kcal compare
- 71 Nepal 15.29 million Kcal compare
- 72 Georgia 6.7 million Kcal 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 sorghum and products — food supply in Laos?
- Sorghum and products — food supply in Laos was 15.65 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sorghum and products — food supply recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 12,155 million Kcal in 2018.
- What is the lowest sorghum and products — food supply recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 million Kcal in 2020.
- How does Laos rank for sorghum and products — food supply?
- Laos ranks 69th out of 84 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sorghum and products — food supply rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sorghum and products — 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.