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Southeast Asia > Laos > Agriculture

LAO AGRICULTURE STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Agricultural growth 122 [43rd of 149]
Agricultural land > % of land area 8.49 % of land area Time series [69th of 198]
Agricultural land > sq. km 19,590 sq. km Time series [49th of 198]
    Agricultural land > sq. km (per capita) 3,306.806 sq. km per 1,000 people Time series [44th of 199]
Agricultural machinery > tractors 1,080 Time series [131st of 190]
    Agricultural machinery > tractors (per capita) 0.191 per 1 million people Time series [145th of 190]
Agricultural machinery > tractors per 100 hectares of arable land 11.02 Time series [152nd of 188]
Agricultural raw materials exports > % of merchandise exports 81.46 % Time series [1st of 154]
Agricultural raw materials imports > % of merchandise imports 0.35 % Time series [111st of 155]
    Agriculture, value added > constant 2000 US$ (per capita) 175.381 $ per capita Time series [69th of 164]
    Agriculture, value added > current US$ (per $ GDP) 443.05 $ per $1,000 of GDP Time series [6th of 182]
    Agriculture, value added > current US$ (per capita) 215.028 $ per capita Time series [71st of 182]
Arable and permanent cropland 958 thousand hectares [107th of 148]
    Arable and permanent cropland (per capita) 154.094 thousand hectares per 1 m [100th of 148]
Arable land > % of land area 4.33 % of land area Time series [64th of 199]
Arable land > hectares 1,000,000 hectares Time series [49th of 199]
    Arable land > hectares (per capita) 168.801 hectares per 1,000 peop Time series [39th of 200]
Cereal production 122 thousand metric tons [43rd of 149]
    Cereal production (per capita) 0.0196236 thousand metric tons per [40th of 149]
Cereal production growth 32% [40th of 149]
Cereal yield > kg per hectare 3,160.5 kg/ha Time series [64th of 171]
Crop production index 117.8 % Time series [32nd of 182]
Fertilizer consumption > 100 grams per hectare of arable land 73.88 100 g/ha of arable land Time series [137th of 169]
Fertilizer consumption > metric tons 7,019 metric tons Time series [129th of 169]
    Fertilizer consumption > metric tons (per capita) 1.269 metric tons per 1 milli Time series [141st of 176]
Fertilizer use 9.1 kg [112nd of 138]
Food production index 116.8 % Time series [25th of 182]
Irrigated land > % of cropland 16.49 % Time series [67th of 164]
Labor share 76.3% [16th of 149]
Land under cereal production > hectares 822,020 hectares Time series [81st of 176]
    Land under cereal production > hectares (per capita) 138,757.576 hectares per 1,000 peop Time series [39th of 177]
Livestock production index 102.9 % Time series [105th of 181]
Meat production 71 thousand metric tons [119th of 149]
    Meat production (per capita) 0.0114203 thousand metric tons per [109th of 149]
Meat production growth 103% [16th of 149]
Organic cropland 150 hectares [73rd of 88]
    Organic cropland (per capita) 0.0241274 hectares per 1,000 peopl [69th of 88]
Permanent cropland > % of land area 0.35 % of land area Time series [58th of 187]
Permanent crops 81,000 hectares [107th of 181]
    Permanent crops (per capita) 13.0288 hectares per 1,000 peopl [110th of 181]
Pesticide use 0 kg [44th of 45]
Products
sweet potatoes, vegetables, corn, coffee, sugarcane, tobacco, cotton, tea, peanuts, rice; water buffalo, pigs, cattle, poultry
Root and tuber production 197 thousand metric tons [113rd of 149]
    Root and tuber production (per capita) 0.0316873 thousand metric tons per [98th of 149]
Root and tuber production growth -10% [123rd of 149]
Tractor concentration 1.1 [114th of 147]
Tractors 1,080 [123rd of 147]
    Tractors (per capita) 173.717 per 1 million people [114th of 147]
value added > annual % growth 1.62 % Time series [91st of 164]
value added > constant 2000 US$ 1,038,985,000 constant 2000 US$ Time series [81st of 164]
    value added > constant 2000 US$ (per capita) 175.381 constant 2000 US$ per c Time series [69th of 164]
value added > constant LCU 670200000000 Time series
value added > current LCU 13593360000000 Time series
value added > current US$ 1,273,860,000 $ Time series [83rd of 172]
    value added > current US$ (per $ GDP) 443.05 $ per $1,000 of GDP Time series [6th of 182]
    value added > current US$ (per capita) 215.028 $ per capita Time series [71st of 182]
value added per worker > constant 2000 US$ 459.92 constant 2000 US$ Time series [112nd of 163]
Workers per hectare 2.1 [20th of 148]

SOURCES: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2001; World Development Indicators database; World Resources Institute; Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2000; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Laos, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao, lao people’s democratic republic, lao people's dem rep., lao people's dem. rep., lao people's dem., Lao PDR, Lao People's Dem. Rep.

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