Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita was 68 percent in 2021. ▼ Falling
Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2001–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
In 2021, share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Lao People's Democratic Republic stood at 68 percent.
The figure is down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 77 percent in 2001 and was at its lowest, 66 percent, in 2016.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 14th of 182 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | percent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 77 percent | — |
| 2002 | 76 percent | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 76 percent | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 75 percent | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 74 percent | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 73 percent | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 73 percent | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 73 percent | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 73 percent | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 71 percent | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 71 percent | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 70 percent | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 69 percent | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 68 percent | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 67 percent | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 66 percent | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 66 percent | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 67 percent | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 67 percent | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 68 percent | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 68 percent | +0.0% |
Lao People's Democratic Republic compared with similar countries
- Lao People's Democratic Republic's 68 percent is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 56 percent, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Lao People's Democratic Republic's 68 percent is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 45 percent, 1.5× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.44 percent | 73 percent | 77 percent | 9 |
| 2010s | 68.2 percent | 66 percent | 71 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 68 percent | 68 percent | 68 percent | 2 |
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More energy & mining data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 8.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 18.8% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 68 percent in 2021, 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 calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 77 percent in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 66 percent in 2016.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 14th out of 182 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. 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 calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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A high share of calories from cereals, roots and tubers typically represents lower dietary diversity. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.