Total banana consumption fell 3.95% to 657 kt in Laos in 2021, according to Faostat.
Historically, total banana consumption in Laos reached an all time high of 781 kt in 2018 and an all time low of 4.75 kt in 1961. When compared to Laos's main peers, total banana consumption in Cambodia amounted to 15.0 kt, 10,850 kt in China, 766 kt in Thailand and 2,122 kt in Vietnam in 2021.
Laos has been ranked 31st within the group of 149 countries we follow in terms of total banana consumption, 17 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Banana Consumption (Total) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Cambodia | kt | 113 | 112 | 108 | 99.0 | 65.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | kt | 9,353 | 9,453 | 9,751 | 10,194 | 10,853 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | kt | 23,297 | 23,196 | 24,292 | 24,530 | 24,194 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | kt | 796 | 794 | 818 | 832 | 867 | ||||||||||||||||
| Laos | kt | 663 | 471 | 674 | 781 | 657 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | kt | 255 | 245 | 276 | 263 | 268 | ||||||||||||||||
| Myanmar | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Russia | kt | 1,199 | 1,318 | 1,484 | 1,477 | 1,433 | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | kt | 568 | 562 | 547 | 557 | 728 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | kt | 3,753 | 3,711 | 3,893 | 3,871 | 3,766 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | kt | 1,772 | 1,743 | 1,830 | 1,858 | 1,975 |
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