Sugar (Raw Equivalent) — Import quantity in Laos
Laos: Sugar (Raw Equivalent) — Import quantity was 430 1000 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sugar (Raw Equivalent) — Import quantity in Laos, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
Laos recorded 430 1000 t for sugar (raw equivalent) — import quantity in 2023.
The figure is down 26.9% on the previous year and up 1,062.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar (raw equivalent) — import quantity in Laos peaked at 588 1000 t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 17 1000 t, in 2012.
That places Laos 44th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sugar (Raw Equivalent) — Import quantity in Laos, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 34 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 56 1000 t | +64.7% |
| 2012 | 17 1000 t | -69.6% |
| 2013 | 37 1000 t | +117.6% |
| 2014 | 24 1000 t | -35.1% |
| 2015 | 33 1000 t | +37.5% |
| 2016 | 109 1000 t | +230.3% |
| 2017 | 154 1000 t | +41.3% |
| 2018 | 115 1000 t | -25.3% |
| 2019 | 212 1000 t | +84.3% |
| 2020 | 107 1000 t | -49.5% |
| 2021 | 144 1000 t | +34.6% |
| 2022 | 588 1000 t | +308.3% |
| 2023 | 430 1000 t | -26.9% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 430 1000 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 131 1000 t, 3.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Laos's 430 1000 t is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 57 1000 t, 7.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 79.1 1000 t | 17 1000 t | 212 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 317.25 1000 t | 107 1000 t | 588 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 42 Libya 444 1000 t compare
- 43 Egypt 438 1000 t compare
- 44 Lao People's Democratic Republic 430 1000 t compare
- 46 Afghanistan 427 1000 t compare
- 47 Mauritania 416 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 sugar (raw equivalent) — import quantity in Laos?
- Sugar (raw equivalent) — import quantity in Laos was 430 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sugar (raw equivalent) — import quantity recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 588 1000 t in 2022.
- What is the lowest sugar (raw equivalent) — import quantity recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 17 1000 t in 2012.
- How does Laos rank for sugar (raw equivalent) — import quantity?
- Laos ranks 44th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sugar (raw equivalent) — import quantity rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,062.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sugar (Raw Equivalent) — Import 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.