Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$ in Laos
Laos: Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$ was 3,178 million USD in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$ in Laos, 1970–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
In 2024, value added (agriculture, forestry and fishing) — value us$ in Laos stood at 3,178 million USD. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 34.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value added (agriculture, forestry and fishing) — value us$ in Laos peaked at 3,178 million USD in 2024 and was at its lowest, 49.24 million USD, in 1970.
That places Laos 120th out of 233 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$ in Laos, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 49.24 million USD | — |
| 1971 | 54.31 million USD | +10.3% |
| 1972 | 58.61 million USD | +7.9% |
| 1973 | 67.23 million USD | +14.7% |
| 1974 | 76 million USD | +13.0% |
| 1975 | 88.5 million USD | +16.5% |
| 1976 | 96.09 million USD | +8.6% |
| 1977 | 100.03 million USD | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 108.29 million USD | +8.3% |
| 1979 | 115.25 million USD | +6.4% |
| 1980 | 137.16 million USD | +19.0% |
| 1981 | 173.3 million USD | +26.4% |
| 1982 | 197.67 million USD | +14.1% |
| 1983 | 216.84 million USD | +9.7% |
| 1984 | 243 million USD | +12.1% |
| 1985 | 247.69 million USD | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 277.19 million USD | +11.9% |
| 1987 | 284.17 million USD | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 298.04 million USD | +4.9% |
| 1989 | 358.45 million USD | +20.3% |
| 1990 | 402.22 million USD | +12.2% |
| 1991 | 451.94 million USD | +12.4% |
| 1992 | 526.97 million USD | +16.6% |
| 1993 | 576.47 million USD | +9.4% |
| 1994 | 680.5 million USD | +18.0% |
| 1995 | 744.67 million USD | +9.4% |
| 1996 | 758.8 million USD | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 905.87 million USD | +19.4% |
| 1998 | 434.48 million USD | -52.0% |
| 1999 | 499.04 million USD | +14.9% |
| 2000 | 581.49 million USD | +16.5% |
| 2001 | 573.1 million USD | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 587.03 million USD | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 645.95 million USD | +10.0% |
| 2004 | 722.26 million USD | +11.8% |
| 2005 | 774.03 million USD | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 923.52 million USD | +19.3% |
| 2007 | 1,089 million USD | +17.9% |
| 2008 | 1,317 million USD | +20.9% |
| 2009 | 1,413 million USD | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 1,611 million USD | +14.1% |
| 2011 | 1,875 million USD | +16.4% |
| 2012 | 1,891 million USD | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 2,149 million USD | +13.6% |
| 2014 | 2,370 million USD | +10.3% |
| 2015 | 2,537 million USD | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 2,742 million USD | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 2,765 million USD | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 2,850 million USD | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 3,008 million USD | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 3,151 million USD | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 3,043 million USD | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 2,739 million USD | -10.0% |
| 2023 | 3,152 million USD | +15.1% |
| 2024 | 3,178 million USD | +0.8% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 3,178 million USD is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4,171 million USD, 76% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Laos's 3,178 million USD is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 538.34 million USD, 5.9× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | -52.0% | 905.87 million USD | 434.48 million USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 81.35 million USD | 49.24 million USD | 115.25 million USD | 10 |
| 1980s | 243.35 million USD | 137.16 million USD | 358.45 million USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 598.1 million USD | 402.22 million USD | 905.87 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 862.59 million USD | 573.1 million USD | 1,413 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,380 million USD | 1,611 million USD | 3,008 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,053 million USD | 2,739 million USD | 3,178 million USD | 5 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 117 Tajikistan 3,272 million USD compare
- 118 Denmark 3,188 million USD compare
- 119 Ethiopia PDR 3,184 million USD compare
- 120 Lao People's Democratic Republic 3,178 million USD compare
- 122 Croatia 3,152 million USD compare
- 123 Malawi 3,034 million USD 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 5.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is value added (agriculture, forestry and fishing) — value us$ in Laos?
- Value added (agriculture, forestry and fishing) — value us$ in Laos was 3,178 million USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest value added (agriculture, forestry and fishing) — value us$ recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 3,178 million USD in 2024.
- What is the lowest value added (agriculture, forestry and fishing) — value us$ recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.24 million USD in 1970.
- How does Laos rank for value added (agriculture, forestry and fishing) — value us$?
- Laos ranks 120th out of 233 countries with data for 2024.
- Is value added (agriculture, forestry and fishing) — value us$ rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT Macro Indicators database provides a selection of country-level macro indicators relating to total economy (Gross Domestic Product, Gross Fixed Capital Formation); agriculture activity; agriculture, forestry and fishing activity; total manufacturing activity; manufacturing of food products and beverages activity; manufacturing activity of tobacco products; and manufacturing activity of food, beverage and tobacco products.It releases time series for a selection of National Accounts variables, including gross domestic product, gross fixed capital formation, industry-level value added and gross output. The database also proposes additional indicators such as gross domestic product per capita, year-on-year growth rates and measures of industry contribution to gross domestic product. All data relating to Gross Domestic Product, Gross Fixed Capital Formation, agriculture, forestry and fishing activity, and to total manufacturing activity originates from the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) National Accounts Estimates of Main Aggregates database, which consists of a complete and consistent set of time series of the main National Accounts aggregates of all UN Members States and other territories in the world for which National Accounts information is available. The UNSD database's content is based on the countries' official National Accounts data reported to UNSD through the annual National Accounts Questionnaire, supplemented with data estimates for any years and countries with incomplete or inconsistent information (See http://unstats.un.org/unsd/snaama/Introduction.asp). Data series relating to the sub-industry Agriculture activity are obtained from the UNSD national accounts Official Country Data databases while series on the Manufacturing activity of food and beverages products, manufacturing activity of tobacco products and manufacturing activity of food, beverages and tobacco products originates from the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) INDSTAT2 database. In order to ensure that sub-industry series are consistent in levels with National Accounts based series, which is needed to support comparability across industries (agriculture vs. agro-industry and sub-industries), UNIDO originating series are rescaled on UNSD National Accounts Estimates of Main Aggregates data series (See Section 17.5 for a more detailed description of the data processing steps).