Minimum requirement calories in Laos
Laos: Minimum requirement calories was 1,827 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1,827
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
109th
of 195 countries
All-time high
1,827
in 2024
All-time low
1,728
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Minimum requirement calories in Laos, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Laos recorded 1,827 for minimum requirement calories in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum requirement calories in Laos peaked at 1,827 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,728, in 2000.
Laos ranks 109th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Minimum requirement calories in Laos, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,728 | — |
| 2001 | 1,733 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 1,739 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 1,744 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 1,749 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 1,755 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 1,762 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 1,770 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 1,777 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 1,782 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 1,788 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 1,792 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1,796 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1,800 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1,804 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1,807 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1,809 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1,810 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1,812 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1,815 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1,817 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1,820 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1,822 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1,825 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 1,827 | +0.1% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 1,827 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,774, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Laos's 1,827 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,827, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,754 | 1,728 | 1,782 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,803 | 1,788 | 1,815 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,822 | 1,817 | 1,827 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Laos
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 minimum requirement calories in Laos?
- Minimum requirement calories in Laos was 1,827 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest minimum requirement calories recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 1,827 in 2024.
- What is the lowest minimum requirement calories recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,728 in 2000.
- How does Laos rank for minimum requirement calories?
- Laos ranks 109th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum requirement calories rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Minimum requirement calories. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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