Wheat and products — Import quantity in Laos
Laos: Wheat and products — Import quantity was 67 1000 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Wheat and products — Import quantity in Laos, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wheat and products — import quantity in Laos is 67 1000 t, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 378.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat and products — import quantity in Laos peaked at 68 1000 t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 13 1000 t, in 2010.
That places Laos 160th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wheat and products — Import quantity in Laos, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 13 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 13 1000 t | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 14 1000 t | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 14 1000 t | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 19 1000 t | +35.7% |
| 2015 | 24 1000 t | +26.3% |
| 2016 | 18 1000 t | -25.0% |
| 2017 | 37 1000 t | +105.6% |
| 2018 | 50 1000 t | +35.1% |
| 2019 | 34 1000 t | -32.0% |
| 2020 | 50 1000 t | +47.1% |
| 2021 | 47 1000 t | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 68 1000 t | +44.7% |
| 2023 | 67 1000 t | -1.5% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 67 1000 t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 432 1000 t, 16% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Laos's 67 1000 t is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 158 1000 t, 42% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23.6 1000 t | 13 1000 t | 50 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 58 1000 t | 47 1000 t | 68 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 157 Zambia 82 1000 t compare
- 158 Guyana 72 1000 t compare
- 159 Maldives 68 1000 t compare
- 160 Lao People's Democratic Republic 67 1000 t compare
- 162 China, Macao SAR 63 1000 t compare
- 163 New Caledonia 52 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 wheat and products — import quantity in Laos?
- Wheat and products — import quantity in Laos was 67 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wheat and products — import quantity recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 68 1000 t in 2022.
- What is the lowest wheat and products — import quantity recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 13 1000 t in 2010.
- How does Laos rank for wheat and products — import quantity?
- Laos ranks 160th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is wheat and products — import quantity rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 378.6%. 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 — Import quantity. 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.