Freshwater Fish — Food supply quantity in Laos
Laos: Freshwater Fish — Food supply quantity was 26.92 kg/cap in 2023. ▲ Rising
Freshwater Fish — Food supply quantity in Laos, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
Laos recorded 26.92 kg/cap for freshwater fish — food supply quantity in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and up 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freshwater fish — food supply quantity in Laos peaked at 27.68 kg/cap in 2021 and was at its lowest, 17.84 kg/cap, in 2010.
That places Laos 3rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Freshwater Fish — Food supply quantity in Laos, year by year
| Year | kg/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 17.84 kg/cap | — |
| 2011 | 20.17 kg/cap | +13.1% |
| 2012 | 20.88 kg/cap | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 21.6 kg/cap | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 22.46 kg/cap | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 23.31 kg/cap | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 23.73 kg/cap | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 24.06 kg/cap | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 25.14 kg/cap | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 25.93 kg/cap | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 27.25 kg/cap | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 27.68 kg/cap | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 27.29 kg/cap | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 26.92 kg/cap | -1.4% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 26.92 kg/cap is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.39 kg/cap, 19.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Laos's 26.92 kg/cap is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.91 kg/cap, 14.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 22.51 kg/cap | 17.84 kg/cap | 25.93 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.29 kg/cap | 26.92 kg/cap | 27.68 kg/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 1 Myanmar 33.45 kg/cap compare
- 2 Cambodia 29.46 kg/cap compare
- 3 Lao People's Democratic Republic 26.92 kg/cap compare
- 5 Bangladesh 22.7 kg/cap compare
- 6 China, mainland 18.07 kg/cap compare
More environment data for Laos
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.77 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.51 Percentage change (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.9142 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.4183 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit of 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freshwater fish — food supply quantity in Laos?
- Freshwater fish — food supply quantity in Laos was 26.92 kg/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest freshwater fish — food supply quantity recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 27.68 kg/cap in 2021.
- What is the lowest freshwater fish — food supply quantity recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.84 kg/cap in 2010.
- How does Laos rank for freshwater fish — food supply quantity?
- Laos ranks 3rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is freshwater fish — food supply quantity rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Freshwater Fish — Food supply quantity (kg/capita/yr). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.