Stimulants — Food in Laos
Laos: Stimulants — Food was 186 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Stimulants — Food in Laos, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for stimulants — food in Laos is 186 1000 t, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.4% on the previous year and up 70.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stimulants — food in Laos peaked at 192 1000 t in 2017 and was at its lowest, 64 1000 t, in 2011.
Laos ranks 41st 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.
Stimulants — Food in Laos, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 69 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 64 1000 t | -7.2% |
| 2012 | 105 1000 t | +64.1% |
| 2013 | 109 1000 t | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 137 1000 t | +25.7% |
| 2015 | 155 1000 t | +13.1% |
| 2016 | 164 1000 t | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 192 1000 t | +17.1% |
| 2018 | 183 1000 t | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 162 1000 t | -11.5% |
| 2020 | 119 1000 t | -26.5% |
| 2021 | 131 1000 t | +10.1% |
| 2022 | 167 1000 t | +27.5% |
| 2023 | 186 1000 t | +11.4% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 186 1000 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 39 1000 t, 4.8× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Laos's 186 1000 t is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 20 1000 t, 9.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 134 1000 t | 64 1000 t | 192 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 150.75 1000 t | 119 1000 t | 186 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Laos
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 stimulants — food in Laos?
- Stimulants — food in Laos was 186 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest stimulants — food recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 192 1000 t in 2017.
- What is the lowest stimulants — food recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 64 1000 t in 2011.
- How does Laos rank for stimulants — food?
- Laos ranks 41st out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is stimulants — food rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.6%. 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 Stimulants — Food. 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.