Sweet potatoes — Food supply in Laos
Laos: Sweet potatoes — Food supply was 71,868 million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sweet potatoes — Food supply in Laos, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sweet potatoes — food supply in Laos is 71,868 million Kcal, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 36.0% on the previous year and up 51.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — food supply in Laos peaked at 112,268 million Kcal in 2022 and was at its lowest, 41,373 million Kcal, in 2014.
That places Laos 43rd out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Sweet potatoes — Food supply in Laos, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 56,513 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 71,994 million Kcal | +27.4% |
| 2012 | 70,118 million Kcal | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 47,516 million Kcal | -32.2% |
| 2014 | 41,373 million Kcal | -12.9% |
| 2015 | 91,532 million Kcal | +121.2% |
| 2016 | 92,577 million Kcal | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 64,159 million Kcal | -30.7% |
| 2018 | 73,563 million Kcal | +14.7% |
| 2019 | 56,806 million Kcal | -22.8% |
| 2020 | 80,012 million Kcal | +40.9% |
| 2021 | 67,000 million Kcal | -16.3% |
| 2022 | 112,268 million Kcal | +67.6% |
| 2023 | 71,868 million Kcal | -36.0% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 71,868 million Kcal is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20,524 million Kcal, 3.5× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Laos's 71,868 million Kcal is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 11,900 million Kcal, 6.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 66,615 million Kcal | 41,373 million Kcal | 92,577 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 82,787 million Kcal | 67,000 million Kcal | 112,268 million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 40 Australia and New Zealand 85,689 million Kcal compare
- 41 China, Taiwan Province of 81,206 million Kcal compare
- 42 Australia 75,319 million Kcal compare
- 43 Lao People's Democratic Republic 71,868 million Kcal compare
- 45 South Africa 66,599 million Kcal compare
- 46 Haiti 64,657 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 sweet potatoes — food supply in Laos?
- Sweet potatoes — food supply in Laos was 71,868 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — food supply recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 112,268 million Kcal in 2022.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — food supply recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 41,373 million Kcal in 2014.
- How does Laos rank for sweet potatoes — food supply?
- Laos ranks 43rd out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sweet potatoes — food supply rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.3%. 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 Sweet potatoes — 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.