Vegetables — Food supply in Laos
Laos: Vegetables — Food supply was 401,406 million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising
Vegetables — 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 vegetables — food supply in Laos is 401,406 million Kcal, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vegetables — food supply in Laos peaked at 445,422 million Kcal in 2016 and was at its lowest, 242,458 million Kcal, in 2012.
That places Laos 74th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Vegetables — Food supply in Laos, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 250,400 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 320,775 million Kcal | +28.1% |
| 2012 | 242,458 million Kcal | -24.4% |
| 2013 | 347,344 million Kcal | +43.3% |
| 2014 | 406,385 million Kcal | +17.0% |
| 2015 | 444,520 million Kcal | +9.4% |
| 2016 | 445,422 million Kcal | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 374,858 million Kcal | -15.8% |
| 2018 | 390,125 million Kcal | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 371,649 million Kcal | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 400,098 million Kcal | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 412,743 million Kcal | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 377,116 million Kcal | -8.6% |
| 2023 | 401,406 million Kcal | +6.4% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 401,406 million Kcal is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 226,354 million Kcal, 1.8× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Laos's 401,406 million Kcal is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 84,724 million Kcal, 4.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 359,394 million Kcal | 242,458 million Kcal | 445,422 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 397,841 million Kcal | 377,116 million Kcal | 412,743 million Kcal | 4 |
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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 vegetables — food supply in Laos?
- Vegetables — food supply in Laos was 401,406 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest vegetables — food supply recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 445,422 million Kcal in 2016.
- What is the lowest vegetables — food supply recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 242,458 million Kcal in 2012.
- How does Laos rank for vegetables — food supply?
- Laos ranks 74th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is vegetables — food supply rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. 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 Vegetables — 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.