> 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…

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# 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).

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World #11products
World top 106products
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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](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/laos/) | 12,572,666 | 18 | 1.33% | +235% |
| [All cereals](https://husfarm.com/production/cereals-total/laos/) | 4,266,040 | 65 | 0.14% | −21% |
| [All sugar crops](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-crops-total/laos/) | 1,643,600 | 63 | 0.07% | −11% |
| [All vegetables](https://husfarm.com/production/vegetables-total/laos/) | 1,563,981 | 62 | 0.13% | −0.5% |
| [All fruit](https://husfarm.com/production/fruit-total/laos/) | 1,207,359 | 82 | 0.13% | +35% |
| [All meat](https://husfarm.com/production/meat-total/laos/) | 231,256 | 103 | 0.06% | +54% |
| [All citrus fruit](https://husfarm.com/production/citrus-total/laos/) | 98,107 | 64 | 0.06% | +7.3% |
| [All eggs](https://husfarm.com/production/eggs-total/laos/) | 17,286 | 104 | 0.02% | −0.7% |
| [All milk](https://husfarm.com/production/milk-total/laos/) | 9,307 | 157 | 0% | +28% |
| [All pulses](https://husfarm.com/production/pulses-total/laos/) | 5,356 | 134 | 0.01% | −50% |

## All products by volume, 2024

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

## Live animals, 2024

| Product | Head | World rank | Share | 10-year change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Chickens](https://husfarm.com/production/chickens/laos/) | 54,773,000 | 54 | 0.2% | +69% |
| [Pigs](https://husfarm.com/production/pigs/laos/) | 4,767,000 | 29 | 0.5% | +53% |
| [Ducks](https://husfarm.com/production/ducks/laos/) | 3,743,000 | 22 | 0.29% | +6.9% |
| [Cattle](https://husfarm.com/production/cattle/laos/) | 2,691,000 | 72 | 0.17% | +52% |
| [Buffalo](https://husfarm.com/production/buffalo/laos/) | 1,263,000 | 12 | 0.6% | +9.5% |
| [Goats](https://husfarm.com/production/goats/laos/) | 843,000 | 81 | 0.07% | +75% |
| [Geese](https://husfarm.com/production/geese/laos/) | 116,000 | 21 | 0.03% | +9.4% |
| [Horses](https://husfarm.com/production/horses/laos/) | 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.
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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](https://husfarm.com/production/cassava/laos/) | **953** | 41.9 | 22.7× |
| [Other starchy roots and tubers](https://husfarm.com/production/other-roots-and-tubers/laos/) | **638** | 1.20 | 531.5× |
| [Rice (paddy)](https://husfarm.com/production/rice/laos/) | **483** | 100 | 4.8× |
| [Sugar cane](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-cane/laos/) | **212** | 238 | 0.9× |
| [Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c.](https://husfarm.com/production/other-vegetables/laos/) | **199** | 34.5 | 5.8× |
| [Bananas](https://husfarm.com/production/bananas/laos/) | **98.6** | 17.1 | 5.8× |
| [Maize](https://husfarm.com/production/maize/laos/) | **66.3** | 149 | 0.4× |
| [Natural rubber](https://husfarm.com/production/natural-rubber/laos/) | **45.1** | 1.82 | 24.8× |
| [Coffee, green](https://husfarm.com/production/coffee/laos/) | **22.5** | 1.38 | 16.3× |
| [Watermelons](https://husfarm.com/production/watermelons/laos/) | **19.9** | 12.9 | 1.6× |
| [Raw sugar](https://husfarm.com/production/raw-sugar/laos/) | **18.0** | 23.0 | 0.8× |
| [Sweet potatoes](https://husfarm.com/production/sweet-potatoes/laos/) | **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](https://husfarm.com/production/cassava/) | 2,458,968 | USD 459 m | 0.19 | 1 of 4 |
| [Maize (corn)](https://husfarm.com/production/maize/) | 331,302 | USD 76.9 m | 0.23 | 25 of 137 |
| [Sugar cane](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-cane/) | 1,434,477 | USD 70.4 m | 0.05 | 1 of 56 |
| [Coffee, green](https://husfarm.com/production/coffee/) | 19,546 | USD 68.0 m | 3.48 | 27 of 131 |
| [Bananas](https://husfarm.com/production/bananas/) | 129,673 | USD 55.0 m | 0.42 | 21 of 107 |
| [Pomelos and grapefruits](https://husfarm.com/production/grapefruit/) | 28,892 | USD 26.9 m | 0.93 | 7 of 79 |
| [Raw cane or beet sugar (centrifugal only)](https://husfarm.com/production/raw-sugar/) | 9,210 | USD 9.0 m | 0.97 | 39 of 111 |
| [Other fruits, n.e.c.](https://husfarm.com/production/other-fruits/) | 10,050 | USD 6.4 m | 0.64 | 27 of 131 |
| [Cabbages](https://husfarm.com/production/cabbages/) | 14,448 | USD 6.0 m | 0.42 | 23 of 115 |
| [Molasses](https://husfarm.com/production/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)](https://husfarm.com/production/raw-sugar/) | 39,294 | USD 25.1 m | 0.64 | 59 of 183 |
| [Edible offal of cattle, fresh, chilled or frozen](https://husfarm.com/production/edible-offal-of-cattle/) | 5,752 | USD 22.7 m | 3.95 | 37 of 160 |
| [Unmanufactured tobacco](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/) | 5,238 | USD 14.1 m | 2.70 | 55 of 139 |
| [Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled](https://husfarm.com/production/chicken-meat/) | 8,493 | USD 8.2 m | 0.97 | 119 of 189 |
| [Beer of barley, malted](https://husfarm.com/production/beer/) | 4,750 | USD 7.8 m | 1.65 | 120 of 192 |
| [Palm oil](https://husfarm.com/production/palm-oil/) | 4,709 | USD 6.4 m | 1.35 | 124 of 191 |
| [Broad beans and horse beans, dry](https://husfarm.com/production/broad-beans-and-horse-beans-dry/) | 12,902 | USD 5.5 m | 0.42 | 18 of 122 |
| [Whole milk, condensed](https://husfarm.com/production/whole-milk-condensed/) | 2,822 | USD 4.4 m | 1.55 | 38 of 183 |
| [Green garlic](https://husfarm.com/production/green-garlic/) | 5,264 | USD 4.4 m | 0.83 | 55 of 182 |
| [Wine](https://husfarm.com/production/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](https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL). Licence: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.

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