Milk production, per square kilometre in Laos
Laos: Milk production, per square kilometre was 0.0393 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0393 tonnes per square kilometre
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
178th
of 185 countries
All-time high
0.0393 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0082 tonnes per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Milk production, per square kilometre in Laos, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for milk production, per square kilometre in Laos is 0.0393 tonnes per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk production, per square kilometre in Laos peaked at 0.0393 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0082 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Laos 178th out of 185 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Milk production, per square kilometre in Laos, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0082 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0087 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0087 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0091 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0091 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0089 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0099 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0101 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0104 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0109 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0113 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0113 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0115 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0119 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0108 tonnes per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0113 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0117 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0121 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0128 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0139 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0143 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0147 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0156 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0165 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0173 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0182 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0186 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0195 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0199 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0204 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0208 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0238 tonnes per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0243 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0247 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0238 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0243 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0243 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0251 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 0.026 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.026 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0264 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.026 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0269 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0277 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0277 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0286 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0295 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0327 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0312 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0303 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0338 tonnes per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0312 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0312 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0316 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0316 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0316 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0316 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0316 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0358 tonnes per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0362 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0372 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0382 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0393 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.8% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 0.0393 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.44 tonnes per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Laos's 0.0393 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4094 tonnes per square kilometre, 10% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0092 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0082 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0104 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0116 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0108 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0128 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0169 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0139 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0199 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0237 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0204 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.026 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0283 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.026 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0327 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.032 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0303 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0358 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0377 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0362 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0393 tonnes per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 175 Botswana 0.0603 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 176 Hong Kong 0.0571 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 177 Gabon 0.0415 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 179 Brunei 0.0321 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 180 Mozambique 0.0293 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 181 Suriname 0.0174 tonnes per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Laos
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6615 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.913 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3021 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.64 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is milk production, per square kilometre in Laos?
- Milk production, per square kilometre in Laos was 0.0393 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest milk production, per square kilometre recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0393 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest milk production, per square kilometre recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0082 tonnes per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Laos rank for milk production, per square kilometre?
- Laos ranks 178th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is milk production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Milk production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Milk production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Milk production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Milk production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Milk production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.