Prevalence of undernourishment in Laos
An estimated 10.0% of people in Laos were undernourished in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 2009.
Laos, 2024
10.0%
Change from 2023
+0.5percentage points
World, 2024
8.1%
Position in 2024
56th of 165
Prevalence of undernourishment in Laos over time
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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Laos | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10.0% | 8.1% |
| 2023 | 9.5% | 8.5% |
| 2022 | 9.1% | 8.6% |
| 2021 | 8.7% | 8.6% |
| 2020 | 9.1% | 8.4% |
| 2019 | 9.3% | 7.5% |
| 2018 | 8.3% | 7.4% |
| 2017 | 7.9% | 7.2% |
| 2016 | 7.4% | 7.6% |
| 2015 | 7.2% | 8.0% |
| 2014 | 7.4% | 7.4% |
| 2013 | 8.1% | 7.7% |
| 2012 | 8.7% | 8.2% |
| 2011 | 9.3% | 8.2% |
| 2010 | 9.9% | 8.7% |
| 2009 | 11.2% | 9.0% |
| 2008 | 12.8% | 9.3% |
| 2007 | 14.9% | 10.0% |
| 2006 | 17.4% | 11.0% |
| 2005 | 20.2% | 12.1% |
| 2004 | 23.1% | 12.7% |
| 2003 | 26.2% | 12.9% |
| 2002 | 29.2% | 13.2% |
| 2001 | 30.9% | 13.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.5 percentage points from 9.5% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 7.4%, the figure has changed by +2.6 percentage points.
- Among the 165 countries with data for 2024, Laos has the 56th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 8.1%.
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Pesticide use
0.12e (Estimate) kg/ha
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Nitrogen fertiliser use
64.4e (Estimate) kg/ha
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