Starchy Roots — Domestic supply quantity in Laos
Laos: Starchy Roots — Domestic supply quantity was 6,810 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Starchy Roots — Domestic supply quantity in Laos, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
Laos recorded 6,810 1000 t for starchy roots — domestic supply quantity in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 12.2% on the previous year and up 139.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starchy roots — domestic supply quantity in Laos peaked at 6,810 1000 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,725 1000 t, in 2010.
Laos ranks 25th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Starchy Roots — Domestic supply quantity in Laos, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,725 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 2,170 1000 t | +25.8% |
| 2012 | 2,567 1000 t | +18.3% |
| 2013 | 2,844 1000 t | +10.8% |
| 2014 | 3,157 1000 t | +11.0% |
| 2015 | 4,192 1000 t | +32.8% |
| 2016 | 4,309 1000 t | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 3,738 1000 t | -13.3% |
| 2018 | 4,543 1000 t | +21.5% |
| 2019 | 4,850 1000 t | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 5,317 1000 t | +9.6% |
| 2021 | 5,265 1000 t | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 6,067 1000 t | +15.2% |
| 2023 | 6,810 1000 t | +12.2% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 6,810 1000 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,327 1000 t, 5.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Laos's 6,810 1000 t is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 222 1000 t, 30.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3,410 1000 t | 1,725 1000 t | 4,850 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,865 1000 t | 5,265 1000 t | 6,810 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 22 Mozambique 8,703 1000 t compare
- 23 Pakistan 8,213 1000 t compare
- 24 Peru 7,649 1000 t compare
- 25 Lao People's Democratic Republic 6,810 1000 t compare
- 27 China, Taiwan Province of 6,644 1000 t compare
- 28 Egypt 6,442 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 starchy roots — domestic supply quantity in Laos?
- Starchy roots — domestic supply quantity in Laos was 6,810 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest starchy roots — domestic supply quantity recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 6,810 1000 t in 2023.
- What is the lowest starchy roots — domestic supply quantity recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,725 1000 t in 2010.
- How does Laos rank for starchy roots — domestic supply quantity?
- Laos ranks 25th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is starchy roots — domestic supply quantity rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 139.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Starchy Roots — Domestic supply quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.