China vs Laos: Coffee production by world region
China
114,000 tonnes
in 2024
Laos
174,900 tonnes
in 2024
China rank
16th
Laos rank
13th
Coffee production by world region over time
- China
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 174,900 tonnes against 114,000 tonnes in China, a difference of 60,900 tonnes.
That makes Laos's figure about 1.5 times China's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China ahead.
China ranks 16th and Laos ranks 13th of 84 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and Laos in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,656 tonnes | 2,828 tonnes | 172.22 tonnes | Laos |
| 1970s | 4,570 tonnes | 2,754 tonnes | 1,816 tonnes | China |
| 1980s | 7,330 tonnes | 5,518 tonnes | 1,812 tonnes | China |
| 1990s | 4,562 tonnes | 10,188 tonnes | 5,626 tonnes | Laos |
| 2000s | 27,029 tonnes | 30,091 tonnes | 3,063 tonnes | Laos |
| 2010s | 102,960 tonnes | 114,039 tonnes | 11,079 tonnes | Laos |
| 2020s | 110,400 tonnes | 169,837 tonnes | 59,437 tonnes | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coffee production by world region, China or Laos?
- Laos, at 174,900 tonnes against 114,000 tonnes in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in coffee production by world region between China and Laos?
- 60,900 tonnes, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Laos?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do China and Laos rank globally for coffee production by world region?
- China ranks 16th and Laos ranks 13th of 84 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Coffee production by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Green coffee beans are coffee seeds (beans) that have not yet been roasted.