Total fisheries production in Laos
Laos: Total fisheries production was 232,299 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Total fisheries production in Laos, 1960–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization., Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in metric tons.
Analysis
Laos recorded 232,299 metric tons for total fisheries production in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 54.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fisheries production in Laos peaked at 232,299 metric tons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12,000 metric tons, in 1960.
Laos ranks 63rd of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15,600 metric tons | 12,000 metric tons | 18,000 metric tons | 10 |
| 1970s | 21,200 metric tons | 20,000 metric tons | 24,000 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 26,000 metric tons | 24,000 metric tons | 28,000 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 37,301 metric tons | 28,000 metric tons | 60,403 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 89,932 metric tons | 71,316 metric tons | 105,800 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 153,042 metric tons | 113,000 metric tons | 187,701 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 215,612 metric tons | 200,021 metric tons | 232,299 metric tons | 5 |
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More environment data for Laos
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 2.65 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0836 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0188 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 1.52 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 78,795 metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 153,504 metric tons (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 26.06 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.35 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 16.47 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 1.23 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fisheries production in Laos?
- Total fisheries production in Laos was 232,299 metric tons in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization., Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest total fisheries production recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 232,299 metric tons in 2024.
- What is the lowest total fisheries production recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,000 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Laos rank for total fisheries production?
- Laos ranks 63rd out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total fisheries production rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.3%. 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., Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Total fisheries production (metric tons). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total fisheries production measures the volume of aquatic species caught by a country for all commercial, industrial, recreational and subsistence purposes. The harvest from mariculture, aquaculture and other kinds of fish farming is also included.