Soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per capita in Laos
Laos: Soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per capita was 0.0007 tonnes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per capita in Laos, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per capita in Laos is 0.0007 tonnes per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 146.5% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per capita in Laos peaked at 0.0015 tonnes per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 tonnes per person, in 2002.
That places Laos 36th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per capita in Laos, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | +95.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | -51.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | +96.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | -50.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | +95.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | -51.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | +94.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | +46.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | -35.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | -51.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | +96.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | +47.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | -34.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | -50.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | +293.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | -50.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0009 tonnes per person | +146.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | +77.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | -45.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -21.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | +23.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | +97.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | -11.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | +9.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -60.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | +23.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | -40.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | +97.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | -67.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | +146.5% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 0.0007 tonnes per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0005 tonnes per person, 1.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per capita in Laos changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +293.9% | 0.0002 tonnes per person | 0.0007 tonnes per person |
| 2023 | +146.5% | 0.0003 tonnes per person | 0.0007 tonnes per person |
| 2005 | +146.3% | 0.0003 tonnes per person | 0.0009 tonnes per person |
| 2014 | +97.3% | 0.0008 tonnes per person | 0.0015 tonnes per person |
| 2020 | +97.0% | 0.0004 tonnes per person | 0.0008 tonnes per person |
| 1977 | +96.5% | 0.0003 tonnes per person | 0.0006 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0006 tonnes per person | 0.0004 tonnes per person | 0.0008 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0006 tonnes per person | 0.0003 tonnes per person | 0.0007 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0005 tonnes per person | 0.0003 tonnes per person | 0.0006 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0004 tonnes per person | 0.0002 tonnes per person | 0.0006 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0007 tonnes per person | 0.0002 tonnes per person | 0.0014 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0009 tonnes per person | 0.0004 tonnes per person | 0.0015 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0006 tonnes per person | 0.0003 tonnes per person | 0.0008 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 33 Jordan 0.0008 tonnes per person compare
- 34 Bangladesh 0.0007 tonnes per person compare
- 35 Afghanistan 0.0007 tonnes per person compare
- 37 Cuba 0.0006 tonnes per person compare
- 38 New Zealand 0.0006 tonnes per person compare
- 39 Bolivia 0.0006 tonnes per person 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 soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per capita in Laos?
- Soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per capita in Laos was 0.0007 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per capita recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0015 tonnes per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per capita recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 tonnes per person in 2002.
- How does Laos rank for soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per capita?
- Laos ranks 36th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per capita rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. 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 Soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.