FAOSTAT · 2024

Agricultural production in Laos

According to FAOSTAT, Laos produced 4.3 million t of cereals, 1.6 million t of vegetables, 1.2 million t of fruit, 231,256 t of meat and 9,307 t of milk in 2024. Its largest crops by volume were cassava (7.4 million t), rice (3.8 million t) and sugar cane (1.6 million t).

Products recorded: 67
World #1: 1; products
World top 10: 6; products
Year: 2024

Laos ranks second or third in the world for ramie, raw or retted.

Among its twelve largest crops, the biggest ten-year change was in natural rubber (+500%), followed by cassava (+354%).

Livestock numbers: 2.7 million cattle, 4.8 million pigs and 843,000 goats.

Totals by group

Group	Tonnes	World rank	Share	10-year change
All roots and tubers	12,572,666	18	1.33%	+235%
All cereals	4,266,040	65	0.14%	−21%
All sugar crops	1,643,600	63	0.07%	−11%
All vegetables	1,563,981	62	0.13%	−0.5%
All fruit	1,207,359	82	0.13%	+35%
All meat	231,256	103	0.06%	+54%
All citrus fruit	98,107	64	0.06%	+7.3%
All eggs	17,286	104	0.02%	−0.7%
All milk	9,307	157	0%	+28%
All pulses	5,356	134	0.01%	−50%

All products by volume, 2024

Product	Tonnes	World rank	Share	10-year change
Cassava	7,402,000	13	2.16%	+354%
Other starchy roots and tubers	4,953,443	1	50.6%	+165%
Rice (paddy)	3,750,740	21	0.46%	−6.3%
Sugar cane	1,643,600	46	0.08%	−11%
Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c.	1,543,318	17	0.55%	−0.5%
Bananas	766,200	30	0.55%	+51%
Maize	515,300	77	0.04%	−64%
Natural rubber	350,300	10	2.36%	+500%
Coffee, green	174,900	13	1.55%	+54%
Watermelons	154,900	49	0.15%	−2.5%
Raw sugar	140,000	68	0.07%	+1,876%
Sweet potatoes	138,700	38	0.15%	+73%
Pork (pig meat)	109,919	56	0.09%	+59%
Taro	77,000	17	0.42%	−43%
Pineapples	75,110	36	0.26%	+22%
Beer	58,000	110	0.03%	+23%
Molasses	51,667	61	0.07%	+66%
Other fruits, n.e.c.	50,121	64	0.13%	+9.0%
Beef (cattle meat)	47,505	96	0.07%	+56%
Chicken meat	43,455	112	0.03%	+73%
Oranges	43,204	62	0.06%	−1.1%
Tangerines and mandarins	40,488	38	0.08%	+9.8%
Groundnuts (peanuts)	30,910	46	0.05%	−48%
Papayas	29,845	28	0.2%	—
Buffalo meat	22,112	10	0.3%	+17%
Tobacco, unmanufactured	19,300	29	0.32%	−70%
Tea leaves	18,400	25	0.06%	+132%
Chillies and peppers, green	17,579	71	0.04%	+3.5%
Hen eggs	16,886	104	0.02%	−0.7%
Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen	15,703	30	0.19%	+59%
Melons	15,680	59	0.06%	+16%
Chillies and peppers, dry	12,742	28	0.23%	+7.2%
Other stone fruits	12,433	8	2.01%	+5.9%
Fat of pigs	10,521	32	0.09%	+59%
Nutmeg, mace and cardamom	9,600	4	4.87%	+65%
Cow milk	9,307	153	0%	+28%
Edible offal of cattle, fresh, chilled or frozen	8,709	79	0.09%	+56%
Sesame seed	8,700	42	0.13%	−44%
Lemons and limes	8,000	59	0.03%	+77%
Soybeans	7,879	68	0%	−54%
Raw hides and skins of cattle	7,284	78	0.08%	+56%
Grapefruit and pomelos	6,415	40	0.07%	+1.2%
Mangoes and guavas	4,963	69	0.01%	+6.2%
Beans, dry	4,712	81	0.02%	+18%
Groundnut oil	4,616	46	0.07%	−30%
Duck meat	4,589	31	0.06%	+4.7%
Edible offal of buffalo, fresh, chilled or frozen	4,020	11	0.32%	+17%
Goat meat	3,383	81	0.04%	+78%
Raw hides and skins of buffaloes	3,216	11	0.21%	+17%
Other beans, green	3,084	67	0.01%	−23%
Tea, packed	2,969	44	0.04%	—
Ramie, raw or retted	2,681	2	4.61%	+7.7%
Cattle fat, unrendered	1,742	74	0.05%	+56%
Potatoes	1,522	140	0%	−95%
Seed cotton	1,450	65	0%	+18%
Buffalo fat, unrendered	804	11	0.18%	+17%
Raw hides and skins of goats or kids	738	72	0.05%	+78%
Cotton seed	690	69	0%	−67%
Edible offal of goat, fresh, chilled or frozen	677	76	0.05%	+78%
Other pulses n.e.c.	644	83	0.01%	−91%
Eggs from other birds in shell, fresh, n.e.c.	400	29	0.01%	0.0%
Soya bean oil	385	101	0%	−62%
Buttermilk, dry	377	72	0.06%	—
Cotton lint	345	68	0%	−67%
Goose meat	293	20	0.01%	+10%
Goat fat, unrendered	154	70	0.05%	+79%
Cottonseed oil	104	67	0%	−87%

Live animals, 2024

Product	Head	World rank	Share	10-year change
Chickens	54,773,000	54	0.2%	+69%
Pigs	4,767,000	29	0.5%	+53%
Ducks	3,743,000	22	0.29%	+6.9%
Cattle	2,691,000	72	0.17%	+52%
Buffalo	1,263,000	12	0.6%	+9.5%
Goats	843,000	81	0.07%	+75%
Geese	116,000	21	0.03%	+9.4%
Horses	31,957	74	0.06%	−1.7%

Laos among the world’s producers, 2024

Share of world production by country for the largest crops of Laos, which is outlined on the map.

Product

under 0.1%0.1–1%1–5%5–15%15% or moreno data
Small island states are not drawn at this scale.

Production per person, 2024

Laos had 7.8 million inhabitants in 2024 (FAOSTAT estimate). Production of its largest products per inhabitant, compared with the world average:

Product	kg per person	World, kg per person	Ratio
Cassava	953	41.9	22.7×
Other starchy roots and tubers	638	1.20	531.5×
Rice (paddy)	483	100	4.8×
Sugar cane	212	238	0.9×
Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c.	199	34.5	5.8×
Bananas	98.6	17.1	5.8×
Maize	66.3	149	0.4×
Natural rubber	45.1	1.82	24.8×
Coffee, green	22.5	1.38	16.3×
Watermelons	19.9	12.9	1.6×
Raw sugar	18.0	23.0	0.8×
Sweet potatoes	17.9	11.1	1.6×

Production divided by population; it is not consumption, because crops are traded and used for feed, processing and industry.

Trade in agricultural products, 2024

Laos reported exports of 46 and imports of 109 of the products covered here; it was the world’s largest exporter of sugar cane; cassava, fresh.

Largest exports by value

Product	Tonnes	Value	USD/kg	World rank
Cassava, fresh	2,458,968	USD 459 m	0.19	1 of 4
Maize (corn)	331,302	USD 76.9 m	0.23	25 of 137
Sugar cane	1,434,477	USD 70.4 m	0.05	1 of 56
Coffee, green	19,546	USD 68.0 m	3.48	27 of 131
Bananas	129,673	USD 55.0 m	0.42	21 of 107
Pomelos and grapefruits	28,892	USD 26.9 m	0.93	7 of 79
Raw cane or beet sugar (centrifugal only)	9,210	USD 9.0 m	0.97	39 of 111
Other fruits, n.e.c.	10,050	USD 6.4 m	0.64	27 of 131
Cabbages	14,448	USD 6.0 m	0.42	23 of 115
Molasses	30,947	USD 4.9 m	0.16	31 of 109

Largest imports by value

Product	Tonnes	Value	USD/kg	World rank
Raw cane or beet sugar (centrifugal only)	39,294	USD 25.1 m	0.64	59 of 183
Edible offal of cattle, fresh, chilled or frozen	5,752	USD 22.7 m	3.95	37 of 160
Unmanufactured tobacco	5,238	USD 14.1 m	2.70	55 of 139
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled	8,493	USD 8.2 m	0.97	119 of 189
Beer of barley, malted	4,750	USD 7.8 m	1.65	120 of 192
Palm oil	4,709	USD 6.4 m	1.35	124 of 191
Broad beans and horse beans, dry	12,902	USD 5.5 m	0.42	18 of 122
Whole milk, condensed	2,822	USD 4.4 m	1.55	38 of 183
Green garlic	5,264	USD 4.4 m	0.83	55 of 182
Wine	485	USD 4.2 m	8.72	147 of 192

FAOSTAT detailed trade data, release of 23 July 2026: quantities in tonnes and values in current US dollars as reported; exports include re-exports. Only the FAO trade items that match Husfarm production pages are included: meat covers fresh or chilled meat only (frozen meat is a separate item), and processed goods such as milled rice or flour are not listed.

Questions and answers

What are the main crops produced in Laos?

By volume, the largest products of Laos in 2024 were cassava (7.4 million t), other starchy roots and tubers (5.0 million t), rice (paddy) (3.8 million t), according to FAOSTAT.

Is Laos the world’s largest producer of anything?

Yes. In 2024 Laos was the world’s largest producer of 1 product: other starchy roots and tubers.

How much cassava does Laos produce per person?

About 953 kg per inhabitant in 2024, compared with a world average of 41.9 kg (production divided by population, FAOSTAT).

What does Laos export most?

By value, its largest agricultural exports in 2024 among the products covered here were cassava, fresh (USD 459 m), maize (corn) (USD 76.9 m), sugar cane (USD 70.4 m), according to FAOSTAT.

What does Laos import most?

By value, its largest agricultural imports in 2024 among the products covered here were raw cane or beet sugar (centrifugal only) (USD 25.1 m), edible offal of cattle, fresh, chilled or frozen (USD 22.7 m), unmanufactured tobacco (USD 14.1 m).

Where does this data come from?

Production, trade and population figures are from FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Rankings, shares and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.

Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.