Laos vs Sri Lanka: Rice production
Laos
3.75 million tonnes
in 2024
Sri Lanka
4.70 million tonnes
in 2024
Laos rank
21st
Sri Lanka rank
19th
Rice production over time
- Laos
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 4.70 million tonnes against 3.75 million tonnes in Laos, a difference of 947,710 tonnes.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.3 times Laos's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Laos ranks 21st and Sri Lanka ranks 19th of 143 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 697,389 tonnes | 1.08 million tonnes | 381,581 tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 817,395 tonnes | 1.51 million tonnes | 695,672 tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 1.22 million tonnes | 2.33 million tonnes | 1.12 million tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 1.53 million tonnes | 2.52 million tonnes | 986,662 tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 2.59 million tonnes | 3.14 million tonnes | 544,587 tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 3.65 million tonnes | 4.02 million tonnes | 373,520 tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 3.72 million tonnes | 4.58 million tonnes | 852,626 tonnes | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice production, Laos or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 4.70 million tonnes against 3.75 million tonnes in Laos as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rice production between Laos and Sri Lanka?
- 947,710 tonnes, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Sri Lanka?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Laos and Sri Lanka rank globally for rice production?
- Laos ranks 21st and Sri Lanka ranks 19th of 143 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 Rice production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Rice production is measured in tonnes.