Cereal yield in Laos
Laos: Cereal yield was 4,196 kg per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield in Laos, 1961–2024
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, cereal yield in Laos stood at 4,196 kg per hectare.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield in Laos peaked at 4,627 kg per hectare in 2016 and was at its lowest, 812.5 kg per hectare, in 1964.
That places Laos 59th out of 181 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 943.54 kg per hectare | 812.5 kg per hectare | 1,358 kg per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,283 kg per hectare | 1,230 kg per hectare | 1,366 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,863 kg per hectare | 1,422 kg per hectare | 2,311 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,519 kg per hectare | 2,187 kg per hectare | 2,900 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,497 kg per hectare | 3,018 kg per hectare | 4,170 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,321 kg per hectare | 3,832 kg per hectare | 4,627 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,065 kg per hectare | 3,993 kg per hectare | 4,196 kg per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Laos
- Agricultural raw materials exports 10.3% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 4.6% (2023)
- Rural population 59.7% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.1% (2025)
- Rural population 4.70 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 16.6% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.04 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 1.02 million hectares (2024)
- Cereal production 4.27 million metric tons (2024)
- Fertilizer consumption 77.41 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield in Laos?
- Cereal yield in Laos was 4,196 kg per hectare in 2024, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest cereal yield recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 4,627 kg per hectare in 2016.
- What is the lowest cereal yield recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 812.5 kg per hectare in 1964.
- How does Laos rank for cereal yield?
- Laos ranks 59th out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Cereal yield (kg per hectare). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cereal yield, measured as kilograms per hectare of harvested land, includes wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. 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 and those used for grazing are excluded. The FAO allocates production data to the calendar year in which the bulk of the harvest took place. Most of a crop harvested near the end of a year will be used in the following year.