Soyabeans — Food supply in Laos
Laos: Soyabeans — Food supply was 18,994 million Kcal in 2023. ▼ Falling
Soyabeans — Food supply in Laos, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
In 2023, soyabeans — food supply in Laos stood at 18,994 million Kcal.
That represents a change of up 261.2% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, soyabeans — food supply in Laos peaked at 38,976 million Kcal in 2016 and was at its lowest, 5,259 million Kcal, in 2022.
Laos ranks 40th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Soyabeans — Food supply in Laos, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 18,462 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 19,874 million Kcal | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 15,648 million Kcal | -21.3% |
| 2013 | 21,668 million Kcal | +38.5% |
| 2014 | 38,068 million Kcal | +75.7% |
| 2015 | 36,855 million Kcal | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 38,976 million Kcal | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 15,688 million Kcal | -59.7% |
| 2018 | 16,805 million Kcal | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 11,791 million Kcal | -29.8% |
| 2020 | 22,587 million Kcal | +91.6% |
| 2021 | 23,080 million Kcal | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 5,259 million Kcal | -77.2% |
| 2023 | 18,994 million Kcal | +261.2% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 18,994 million Kcal is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 414.76 million Kcal, 45.8× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Laos's 18,994 million Kcal is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2,402 million Kcal, 7.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23,384 million Kcal | 11,791 million Kcal | 38,976 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,480 million Kcal | 5,259 million Kcal | 23,080 million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 37 Australia and New Zealand 26,013 million Kcal compare
- 38 Turkmenistan 24,457 million Kcal compare
- 39 El Salvador 19,813 million Kcal compare
- 40 Lao People's Democratic Republic 18,994 million Kcal compare
- 42 United States 18,912 million Kcal compare
- 43 Czechia 18,530 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 soyabeans — food supply in Laos?
- Soyabeans — food supply in Laos was 18,994 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest soyabeans — food supply recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 38,976 million Kcal in 2016.
- What is the lowest soyabeans — food supply recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,259 million Kcal in 2022.
- How does Laos rank for soyabeans — food supply?
- Laos ranks 40th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is soyabeans — food supply rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. 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 Soyabeans — 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.