Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita was 77.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Lao People's Democratic Republic is 77.9%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 81.9% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 75.2%, in 2009.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 5th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 81.4% | — |
| 1962 | 81.2% | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 81.4% | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 80.8% | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 80.4% | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 80.2% | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 80.1% | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 80.1% | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 80.4% | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 80.6% | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 80.7% | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 80.8% | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 81.3% | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 81.6% | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 81.9% | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 81.7% | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 81.9% | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 81.8% | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 81.2% | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 80.2% | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 80.0% | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 79.9% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 79.6% | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 81.1% | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 80.3% | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 80.5% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 80.8% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 80.4% | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 80.4% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 80.6% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 80.0% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 80.1% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 79.5% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 79.0% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 78.9% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 78.6% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 78.5% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 78.1% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 78.2% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 77.7% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 77.2% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 77.3% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 77.1% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 76.3% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 76.2% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 76.1% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 75.7% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 75.2% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 79.8% | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 79.7% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 80.1% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 80.0% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 78.2% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 78.5% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 78.0% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 78.5% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 78.8% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 77.9% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 77.6% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 77.3% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 77.7% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 77.9% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 80.7% | 80.1% | 81.4% | 9 |
| 1970s | 81.3% | 80.6% | 81.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 80.3% | 79.6% | 81.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.4% | 78.1% | 80.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.7% | 75.2% | 78.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.9% | 77.9% | 80.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.6% | 77.3% | 77.9% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 77.9% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 81.9% in 1975.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.2% in 2009.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 5th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of per capita dietary energy derived from carbohydrates, measured as the daily caloric supply from carbohydrates as a percentage of total caloric supply, versus gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.