Taro — Area harvested in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Taro — Area harvested was 7,414 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Taro — Area harvested in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2014–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taro — area harvested in Lao People's Democratic Republic is 7,414 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 56.1% on the previous year and down 38.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taro — area harvested in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 17,180 ha in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4,750 ha, in 2023.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Taro — Area harvested in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 12,000 ha | — |
| 2015 | 12,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 17,180 ha | +43.2% |
| 2017 | 12,120 ha | -29.5% |
| 2018 | 12,385 ha | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 9,460 ha | -23.6% |
| 2020 | 9,193 ha | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 8,268 ha | -10.1% |
| 2022 | 6,866 ha | -17.0% |
| 2023 | 4,750 ha | -30.8% |
| 2024 | 7,414 ha | +56.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12,524 ha | 9,460 ha | 17,180 ha | 6 |
| 2020s | 7,298 ha | 4,750 ha | 9,193 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lao People's Democratic Republic
- 4 China 100,324 ha compare
- 5 China, mainland 98,043 ha compare
- 6 Ethiopia 72,391 ha compare
- 7 Madagascar 39,102 ha compare
- 8 Papua New Guinea 35,288 ha compare
- 9 Guinea 29,571 ha compare
- 10 Rwanda 28,816 ha compare
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- Swine / pigs — Stocks, annual growth rate 5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producing 5.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production, annual 5.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fat of pigs — Production, annual growth rate 5.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fat of pigs — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth rate 5.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Producing 5.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production 69,617 t (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of goats or kids — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 241,590 An (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taro — area harvested in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Taro — area harvested in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 7,414 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest taro — area harvested recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 17,180 ha in 2016.
- What is the lowest taro — area harvested recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,750 ha in 2023.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for taro — area harvested?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 7th out of 10 regions with data for 2024.
- Is taro — area harvested rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Taro — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.