All vegetables production in Laos
In 2024 Laos produced 1.6 million t of all vegetables, the 62nd largest in the world (0.13% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 0.5%. The record was 1.7 million t in 2016. Area harvested: 192,215 ha, yield 8.1 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 1.6 million t
- World rank
- 62 of 192
- 10-year change
- −0.5%
- Record
- 1.7 million t
- 2016
All vegetables in Laos, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Laos compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.13%
- 0.15% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 8.1
- world 19.8 (−59%)
- kg per person
- 201
- world 145
- 10-year change
- −0.5%
- world +13%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | Dominican Republic | 1,794,235 | 0.15% |
| 61 | Saudi Arabia | 1,777,467 | 0.15% |
| 62 | Laos | 1,563,981 | 0.13% |
| 63 | Greece | 1,547,610 | 0.13% |
| 64 | Malaysia | 1,530,289 | 0.13% |
Map of world production of vegetables
Share of the world total; Laos is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,563,981 | +0.5% | 192,215 | 8.14 |
| 2023 | 1,556,204 | +4.4% | 190,742 | 8.16 |
| 2022 | 1,490,107 | +2.2% | 182,750 | 8.15 |
| 2021 | 1,458,663 | −0.9% | 180,415 | 8.09 |
| 2020 | 1,471,851 | −0.2% | 183,836 | 8.01 |
| 2019 | 1,474,401 | −0.4% | 193,106 | 7.64 |
| 2018 | 1,480,517 | +1.5% | 182,988 | 8.09 |
| 2017 | 1,458,425 | −15% | 183,460 | 7.95 |
| 2016 | 1,712,956 | +0.5% | 193,536 | 8.85 |
| 2015 | 1,705,174 | +8.5% | 194,000 | 8.79 |
| 2014 | 1,571,450 | +18% | 174,112 | 9.03 |
| 2013 | 1,333,903 | +44% | 157,490 | 8.47 |
| 2012 | 928,910 | −25% | 134,940 | 6.88 |
| 2011 | 1,246,138 | +29% | 143,497 | 8.68 |
| 2010 | 963,366 | +31% | 135,044 | 7.13 |
| 2009 | 737,597 | +37% | 124,126 | 5.94 |
| 2008 | 536,685 | −28% | 89,222 | 6.02 |
| 2007 | 749,430 | +11% | 91,819 | 8.16 |
| 2006 | 677,388 | −11% | 89,997 | 7.53 |
| 2005 | 758,050 | +11% | 93,710 | 8.09 |
| 2004 | 683,500 | −0.6% | 114,650 | 5.96 |
| 2003 | 687,690 | −20% | 125,575 | 5.48 |
| 2002 | 855,448 | +31% | 111,689 | 7.66 |
| 2001 | 650,731 | −1.3% | 112,710 | 5.77 |
| 2000 | 659,275 | +167% | 106,235 | 6.21 |
| 1999 | 247,181 | +100% | 44,100 | 5.61 |
| 1998 | 123,300 | +23% | 33,800 | 3.65 |
| 1997 | 100,000 | +15% | 25,500 | 3.92 |
| 1996 | 86,700 | +27% | 13,700 | 6.33 |
| 1995 | 68,162 | −56% | 9,462 | 7.20 |
| 1994 | 156,400 | +25% | 16,483 | 9.49 |
| 1993 | 125,126 | +65% | 14,983 | 8.35 |
| 1992 | 76,000 | +48% | 9,500 | 8.00 |
| 1991 | 51,225 | −13% | 6,807 | 7.53 |
| 1990 | 58,630 | −11% | 7,168 | 8.18 |
| 1989 | 65,707 | −4.1% | 6,492 | 10.12 |
| 1988 | 68,500 | +71% | 9,600 | 7.14 |
| 1987 | 40,000 | +14% | 5,300 | 7.55 |
| 1986 | 35,000 | −15% | 6,800 | 5.15 |
| 1985 | 41,000 | −8.9% | 7,000 | 5.86 |
| 1984 | 45,000 | 0.0% | 7,000 | 6.43 |
| 1983 | 45,000 | 0.0% | 7,000 | 6.43 |
| 1982 | 45,000 | 0.0% | 7,000 | 6.43 |
| 1981 | 45,000 | −12% | 7,000 | 6.43 |
| 1980 | 51,000 | +2.0% | 6,250 | 8.16 |
| 1979 | 50,000 | +11% | 6,000 | 8.33 |
| 1978 | 45,000 | +13% | 6,000 | 7.50 |
| 1977 | 40,000 | +10% | 6,000 | 6.67 |
| 1976 | 36,200 | −9.5% | 4,660 | 7.77 |
| 1975 | 40,000 | 0.0% | 5,700 | 7.02 |
| 1974 | 40,000 | 0.0% | 5,700 | 7.02 |
| 1973 | 40,000 | −11% | 5,700 | 7.02 |
| 1972 | 45,000 | 0.0% | 6,100 | 7.38 |
| 1971 | 45,000 | 0.0% | 6,100 | 7.38 |
| 1970 | 45,000 | 0.0% | 6,100 | 7.38 |
| 1969 | 45,000 | −6.3% | 6,100 | 7.38 |
| 1968 | 48,000 | 0.0% | 6,100 | 7.87 |
| 1967 | 48,000 | 0.0% | 6,100 | 7.87 |
| 1966 | 48,000 | 0.0% | 6,100 | 7.87 |
| 1965 | 48,000 | −4.0% | 6,100 | 7.87 |
| 1964 | 50,000 | 0.0% | 6,100 | 8.20 |
| 1963 | 50,000 | 0.0% | 6,100 | 8.20 |
| 1962 | 50,000 | 0.0% | 6,100 | 8.20 |
| 1961 | 50,000 | — | 6,100 | 8.20 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of vegetables in Laos?
Laos produced 1.6 million t in 2024, 0.13% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Laos rank in the world for production of vegetables?
Laos ranked 62nd of 192 countries in 2024. The largest producer was China with 50.9% of the world total.
How has the production of vegetables in Laos changed?
It fell by 0.5% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +13% for the world. The record was 1.7 million t in 2016.
What is the yield of vegetables in Laos?
8.1 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (1.6 million t from 192,215 ha), against a world average of 19.8 t/ha.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for Laos is estimated by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
Other large producers
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.