Wheat and products — Food supply in Laos
Laos: Wheat and products — Food supply was 96,241 million Kcal in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Wheat and products — Food supply in Laos, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
In 2023, wheat and products — food supply in Laos stood at 96,241 million Kcal. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 241.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat and products — food supply in Laos peaked at 96,241 million Kcal in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16,184 million Kcal, in 2015.
Laos ranks 163rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wheat and products — Food supply in Laos, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 25,892 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 26,325 million Kcal | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 26,235 million Kcal | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 28,167 million Kcal | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 25,719 million Kcal | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 16,184 million Kcal | -37.1% |
| 2016 | 23,238 million Kcal | +43.6% |
| 2017 | 43,442 million Kcal | +86.9% |
| 2018 | 50,996 million Kcal | +17.4% |
| 2019 | 38,516 million Kcal | -24.5% |
| 2020 | 66,534 million Kcal | +72.7% |
| 2021 | 65,783 million Kcal | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 95,220 million Kcal | +44.7% |
| 2023 | 96,241 million Kcal | +1.1% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 96,241 million Kcal is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.25 million million Kcal, 8% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Laos's 96,241 million Kcal is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 125,094 million Kcal, 77% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 30,471 million Kcal | 16,184 million Kcal | 50,996 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 80,945 million Kcal | 65,783 million Kcal | 96,241 million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 160 China, Macao SAR 101,279 million Kcal compare
- 161 Timor-Leste 97,931 million Kcal compare
- 161 East Timor 97,931 million Kcal compare
- 163 Lao People's Democratic Republic 96,241 million Kcal compare
- 165 Iceland 93,870 million Kcal compare
- 166 Maldives 92,914 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 wheat and products — food supply in Laos?
- Wheat and products — food supply in Laos was 96,241 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wheat and products — food supply recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 96,241 million Kcal in 2023.
- What is the lowest wheat and products — food supply recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,184 million Kcal in 2015.
- How does Laos rank for wheat and products — food supply?
- Laos ranks 163rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is wheat and products — food supply rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 241.7%. 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 Wheat and products — 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.