Soya beans — Area harvested in Lao People's Democratic Republic

Lao People's Democratic Republic: Soya beans — Area harvested was 3,042 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
3,042 ha
Change on year
up 1.4%
Rank
14th
of 17 regions
All-time high
12,635 ha
in 2009
All-time low
1,918 ha
in 2022
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Soya beans — Area harvested in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1961–2024

2.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k196119922024

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

Analysis

In 2024, soya beans — area harvested in Lao People's Democratic Republic stood at 3,042 ha.

The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 72.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, soya beans — area harvested in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 12,635 ha in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1,918 ha, in 2022.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Soya beans — Area harvested in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year

Annual values for Soya beans — Area harvested in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1961 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1961 3,069 ha
1962 3,120 ha +1.7%
1963 3,250 ha +4.2%
1964 3,300 ha +1.5%
1965 3,300 ha +0.0%
1966 3,400 ha +3.0%
1967 3,450 ha +1.5%
1968 3,600 ha +4.3%
1969 3,600 ha +0.0%
1970 3,700 ha +2.8%
1971 3,700 ha +0.0%
1972 3,800 ha +2.7%
1973 3,800 ha +0.0%
1974 3,900 ha +2.6%
1975 3,500 ha -10.3%
1976 2,976 ha -15.0%
1977 3,136 ha +5.4%
1978 4,750 ha +51.5%
1979 4,425 ha -6.8%
1980 4,780 ha +8.0%
1981 5,571 ha +16.5%
1982 5,606 ha +0.6%
1983 4,770 ha -14.9%
1984 5,180 ha +8.6%
1985 3,200 ha -38.2%
1986 3,453 ha +7.9%
1987 4,915 ha +42.3%
1988 5,891 ha +19.9%
1989 6,028 ha +2.3%
1990 5,110 ha -15.2%
1991 6,095 ha +19.3%
1992 6,117 ha +0.4%
1993 5,503 ha -10.0%
1994 6,265 ha +13.8%
1995 5,806 ha -7.3%
1996 3,575 ha -38.4%
1997 3,115 ha -12.9%
1998 5,872 ha +88.5%
1999 6,800 ha +15.8%
2000 6,400 ha -5.9%
2001 3,280 ha -48.8%
2002 3,565 ha +8.7%
2003 9,053 ha +153.9%
2004 5,620 ha -37.9%
2005 9,535 ha +69.7%
2006 8,920 ha -6.4%
2007 8,040 ha -9.9%
2008 8,485 ha +5.5%
2009 12,635 ha +48.9%
2010 7,235 ha -42.7%
2011 9,145 ha +26.4%
2012 3,885 ha -57.5%
2013 8,900 ha +129.1%
2014 10,970 ha +23.3%
2015 11,880 ha +8.3%
2016 12,070 ha +1.6%
2017 4,260 ha -64.7%
2018 4,730 ha +11.0%
2019 2,030 ha -57.1%
2020 3,081 ha +51.8%
2021 2,410 ha -21.8%
2022 1,918 ha -20.4%
2023 3,000 ha +56.4%
2024 3,042 ha +1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 3,343 ha 3,069 ha 3,600 ha 9
1970s 3,769 ha 2,976 ha 4,750 ha 10
1980s 4,939 ha 3,200 ha 6,028 ha 10
1990s 5,426 ha 3,115 ha 6,800 ha 10
2000s 7,553 ha 3,280 ha 12,635 ha 10
2010s 7,510 ha 2,030 ha 12,070 ha 10
2020s 2,690 ha 1,918 ha 3,081 ha 5

Countries ranked near Lao People's Democratic Republic

  1. 11 Nigeria 1.13 million ha compare
  2. 12 Uruguay 950,000 ha compare
  3. 13 USSR 808,000 ha compare
  4. 14 Benin 638,098 ha compare
  5. 15 Italy 336,740 ha compare
  6. 16 Togo 281,684 ha compare
  7. 17 Malawi 260,000 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is soya beans — area harvested in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Soya beans — area harvested in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 3,042 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest soya beans — area harvested recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
The highest recorded value was 12,635 ha in 2009.
What is the lowest soya beans — area harvested recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 1,918 ha in 2022.
How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for soya beans — area harvested?
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 14th out of 17 regions with data for 2024.
Is soya beans — area harvested rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Over the last ten years it is down 72.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 Soya beans — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Soya beans — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
151 places, 7,582 data points, 1961–2024
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