Economy, jobs and prices in Attapeu, Laos: official figures
93.4% of people in Attapeu lived in households that mainly used electricity for lighting in 2017, 8th highest of 18 provinces. The national figure is 89.7%.
How many people have clean drinking water in Attapeu?
79.1% of people in Attapeu used a basic drinking-water service in 2017 (an improved source within a 30-minute round trip or on the premises), 8th lowest of 18 provinces. The national figure is 78.1%.
Source: Lao Statistics Bureau, with the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Education and Sports · saved copyHow many people have a proper toilet in Attapeu?
63.9% of people in Attapeu used an improved sanitation facility in 2017, 4th lowest of 18 provinces. The national figure is 73.8%.
Source: Lao Statistics Bureau, with the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Education and Sports · saved copyHow many households cook with clean fuel in Attapeu?
2.9% of people in Attapeu lived in households relying mainly on clean fuels and technologies for cooking (such as electricity, LPG or biogas) in 2017, 6th lowest of 18 provinces. The national figure is 6.5%.
Source: Lao Statistics Bureau, with the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Education and Sports · saved copyHow many people use the internet in Attapeu?
21.7% of women aged 15-49 in Attapeu had used the internet in the three months before the 2017 survey, 8th highest of 18 provinces. The national figure is 27.9%.
Source: Lao Statistics Bureau, with the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Education and Sports · saved copyHow many people own a mobile phone in Attapeu?
67.5% of women aged 15-49 in Attapeu owned a mobile phone in 2017, 8th lowest of 18 provinces. The national figure is 73.1%.
Source: Lao Statistics Bureau, with the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Education and Sports · saved copyHow many people use computers in Attapeu?
11.7% of women aged 15-49 in Attapeu had ever used a computer in 2017, 5th highest of 18 provinces. The national figure is 13.9%.
Source: Lao Statistics Bureau, with the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Education and Sports · saved copyHow much rice does Attapeu produce?
Attapeu produced 54,047 tonnes of paddy rice in 2018 from 25,223 hectares, 4th lowest of 18 provinces by output (1.7% of the national 3,241,921 tonnes). This was made up of 50,419 tonnes from 22,812 hectares of lowland rainfed paddy; 848 tonnes from 281 hectares of dry-season paddy; 2,780 tonnes from 2,130 hectares of upland rainfed paddy.
Source: World Bank (data: Lao Statistics Bureau) · saved copyHow much rice is grown per person in Attapeu?
Paddy production in Attapeu in 2018 was about 360 kilograms per resident (2018 production divided by the 2018 population estimate), 9th lowest of 18 provinces. The national figure is 470 kilograms.
Source: World Bank (data: Lao Statistics Bureau) · saved copyWhat is the rice yield in Attapeu?
Paddy yields in Attapeu averaged 2.14 tonnes per hectare in 2018 across all paddy types, against 3.42 tonnes per hectare nationally.
Source: World Bank (data: Lao Statistics Bureau) · saved copyHow Attapeu compares with other provinces
People in households mainly lit by electricity (2017)
Attapeu ranks 8 of 18, highest first.
| Rank | Region | People in households mainly lit by electricity |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Bokeo | 96.6% |
| 6 | Xayaboury | 96.5% |
| 7 | Xiengkhuang | 94.1% |
| 8 | Attapeu | 93.4% |
| 9 | Xaysomboun | 93.2% |
| 10 | Khammouane | 92.1% |
| 11 | Luang Namtha | 87.9% |
Women aged 15-49 using the internet (2017)
Attapeu ranks 8 of 18, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Women aged 15-49 using the internet |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Champasak | 29.5% |
| 6 | Xiengkhuang | 27.3% |
| 7 | Khammouane | 26.4% |
| 8 | Attapeu | 21.7% |
| 9 | Savannakhet | 21.6% |
| 10 | Luang Namtha | 19.9% |
| 11 | Luang Prabang | 18.7% |
Paddy rice produced per resident, 2018 (kg) (2018)
Attapeu ranks 10 of 18, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Paddy rice produced per resident, 2018 (kg) |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Sekong | 415 kg |
| 8 | Xayaboury | 393 kg |
| 9 | Xiengkhuang | 385 kg |
| 10 | Attapeu | 360 kg |
| 11 | Bolikhamxay | 351 kg |
| 12 | Houaphan | 347 kg |
| 13 | Xaysomboun | 335 kg |
Paddy rice production, 2018 (tonnes) (2018)
Attapeu ranks 15 of 18, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Paddy rice production, 2018 (tonnes) |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Bokeo | 85,809 |
| 13 | Oudomxay | 65,577 |
| 14 | Phongsaly | 58,278 |
| 15 | Attapeu | 54,047 |
| 16 | Sekong | 50,615 |
| 17 | Luang Namtha | 40,693 |
| 18 | Xaysomboun | 33,146 |
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Sources
- Lao Statistics Bureau, with the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Education and Sports: Lao Social Indicator Survey II 2017 (MICS/DHS), Survey Findings Report: provincial tables, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 e06617c29d2b…)
- World Bank (data: Lao Statistics Bureau): Lao PDR Rice Production 2018, table extract: paddy area and production by province (from the Lao Statistics Bureau Statistical Yearbook 2018), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 f498a6990a37…)
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