Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken in Laos

Laos: Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken was -159,636 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
-159,636
Change on year
up 17.3%
World rank
148th
of 168 countries
All-time high
1,933
in 2017
All-time low
-192,918
in 2018
Years of data
6
2014–2019

Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken in Laos, 2014–2019

-200.0k-150.0k-100.0k-50.0k02014201620192014: -120.7k2015: -13.8k2016: 4882017: 1.9k2018: -192.9k2019: -159.6k

Source: FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data.

Analysis

Laos recorded -159,636 for net food imports by crop - rice, broken in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.3% on the previous year and down 32.3% over ten years.

That places Laos 148th out of 168 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken in Laos, year by year

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken in Laos, 2014 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2014 -120,667 —
2015 -13,766 -88.6%
2016 488 -103.5%
2017 1,933 +296.1%
2018 -192,918 -10080.2%
2019 -159,636 -17.3%

Laos compared with similar countries

  • Laos's -159,636 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,664. (39 countries reporting)
  • Laos's -159,636 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,493. (24 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Laos

  1. 145 United Arab Emirates -94,810 compare
  2. 146 Spain -125,318 compare
  3. 147 Finland -131,670 compare
  4. 149 Czechia -195,927 compare
  5. 150 Latvia -204,806 compare
  6. 151 Sweden -217,266 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - rice, broken in Laos?
Net food imports by crop - rice, broken in Laos was -159,636 in 2019, according to FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data.
What is the highest net food imports by crop - rice, broken recorded in Laos?
The highest recorded value was 1,933 in 2017.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - rice, broken recorded in Laos?
The lowest recorded value was -192,918 in 2018.
How does Laos rank for net food imports by crop - rice, broken?
Laos ranks 148th out of 168 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - rice, broken rising or falling in Laos?
Over the last ten years it is down 32.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Laos data come from?
The figures come from FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data, published as part of Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken
Source
FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
168 places, 5,714 data points, 1961–2019
Last refreshed

Net food imports are generated from FAOSTAT, taking Export level (tonnes) from the Import level (tonnes) [both under Trade: Crops and Livestock Products]. Net food imports are a proxy for the country's vulnerability to global food prices.