Net food imports by crop - Rice, husked in Laos

Laos: Net food imports by crop - Rice, husked was -167,260 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
-167,260
Change on year
up 15.0%
World rank
148th
of 168 countries
All-time high
-88
in 2016
All-time low
-196,740
in 2018
Years of data
6
2014–2019

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

-200.0k-150.0k-100.0k-50.0k02014201620192014: -122.0k2015: -16.3k2016: -882017: -1.4k2018: -196.7k2019: -167.3k

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for net food imports by crop - rice, husked in Laos is -167,260, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.0% on the previous year and down 37.1% over ten years.

Laos ranks 148th of 168 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Rice, husked in Laos, 2014 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2014 -122,013 —
2015 -16,324 -86.6%
2016 -88 -99.5%
2017 -1,435 +1530.7%
2018 -196,740 +13610.1%
2019 -167,260 -15.0%

Laos compared with similar countries

  • Laos's -167,260 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 26.5. (40 countries reporting)
  • Laos's -167,260 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 184. (23 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Laos

  1. 145 Vietnam -97,293 compare
  2. 146 United Arab Emirates -100,524 compare
  3. 147 Finland -131,831 compare
  4. 149 Latvia -204,671 compare
  5. 150 Czechia -210,307 compare
  6. 151 Sweden -213,012 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - rice, husked in Laos?
Net food imports by crop - rice, husked in Laos was -167,260 in 2019, according to FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data.
What is the highest net food imports by crop - rice, husked recorded in Laos?
The highest recorded value was -88 in 2016.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - rice, husked recorded in Laos?
The lowest recorded value was -196,740 in 2018.
How does Laos rank for net food imports by crop - rice, husked?
Laos ranks 148th out of 168 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - rice, husked rising or falling in Laos?
Over the last ten years it is down 37.1%. 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, husked. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Net food imports by crop - Rice, husked
Source
FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
168 places, 5,950 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.