Sugar & Sweeteners — Food supply in Laos
Laos: Sugar & Sweeteners — Food supply was 138.5 kcal/cap/d in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sugar & Sweeteners — Food supply in Laos, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.
Analysis
In 2023, sugar & sweeteners — food supply in Laos stood at 138.5 kcal/cap/d.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar & sweeteners — food supply in Laos peaked at 171.33 kcal/cap/d in 2018 and was at its lowest, 125.37 kcal/cap/d, in 2016.
Laos ranks 158th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Sugar & Sweeteners — Food supply in Laos, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 136 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 128.82 kcal/cap/d | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 144.45 kcal/cap/d | +12.1% |
| 2013 | 156.7 kcal/cap/d | +8.5% |
| 2014 | 130.91 kcal/cap/d | -16.5% |
| 2015 | 125.45 kcal/cap/d | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 125.37 kcal/cap/d | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 167.27 kcal/cap/d | +33.4% |
| 2018 | 171.33 kcal/cap/d | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 134.65 kcal/cap/d | -21.4% |
| 2020 | 139.08 kcal/cap/d | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 150.92 kcal/cap/d | +8.5% |
| 2022 | 140.02 kcal/cap/d | -7.2% |
| 2023 | 138.5 kcal/cap/d | -1.1% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 138.5 kcal/cap/d is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 188.81 kcal/cap/d, 73% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Laos's 138.5 kcal/cap/d is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 253.07 kcal/cap/d, 55% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 142.09 kcal/cap/d | 125.37 kcal/cap/d | 171.33 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 142.13 kcal/cap/d | 138.5 kcal/cap/d | 150.92 kcal/cap/d | 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 sugar & sweeteners — food supply in Laos?
- Sugar & sweeteners — food supply in Laos was 138.5 kcal/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sugar & sweeteners — food supply recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 171.33 kcal/cap/d in 2018.
- What is the lowest sugar & sweeteners — food supply recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 125.37 kcal/cap/d in 2016.
- How does Laos rank for sugar & sweeteners — food supply?
- Laos ranks 158th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sugar & sweeteners — food supply rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. 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 Sugar & Sweeteners — Food supply (kcal/capita/day). 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.