Economy, jobs and prices in Bokeo, Laos: official figures
96.6% of people in Bokeo lived in households that mainly used electricity for lighting in 2017, 5th highest of 18 provinces. The national figure is 89.7%.
How many people have clean drinking water in Bokeo?
47.6% of people in Bokeo used a basic drinking-water service in 2017 (an improved source within a 30-minute round trip or on the premises), the 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 Bokeo?
79.1% of people in Bokeo used an improved sanitation facility in 2017, 7th highest 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 Bokeo?
12.4% of people in Bokeo lived in households relying mainly on clean fuels and technologies for cooking (such as electricity, LPG or biogas) in 2017, 2nd highest 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 Bokeo?
36.3% of women aged 15-49 in Bokeo had used the internet in the three months before the 2017 survey, 3rd 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 Bokeo?
74.7% of women aged 15-49 in Bokeo owned a mobile phone in 2017, 8th highest 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 Bokeo?
15.7% of women aged 15-49 in Bokeo had ever used a computer in 2017, 3rd 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 Bokeo produce?
Bokeo produced 85,809 tonnes of paddy rice in 2018 from 23,505 hectares, 7th lowest of 18 provinces by output (2.6% of the national 3,241,921 tonnes). This was made up of 66,000 tonnes from 14,670 hectares of lowland rainfed paddy; 6,768 tonnes from 1,622 hectares of dry-season paddy; 13,041 tonnes from 7,213 hectares of upland rainfed paddy.
Source: World Bank (data: Lao Statistics Bureau) · saved copyHow much rice is grown per person in Bokeo?
Paddy production in Bokeo in 2018 was about 445 kilograms per resident (2018 production divided by the 2018 population estimate), 6th highest of 18 provinces. The national figure is 470 kilograms.
Source: World Bank (data: Lao Statistics Bureau) · saved copyWhat is the rice yield in Bokeo?
Paddy yields in Bokeo averaged 3.65 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 Bokeo compares with other provinces
People in households mainly lit by electricity (2017)
Bokeo ranks 5 of 18, highest first.
| Rank | Region | People in households mainly lit by electricity |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Bolikhamxay | 99.7% |
| 3 | Vientiane | 99.3% |
| 4 | Champasak | 97.2% |
| 5 | Bokeo | 96.6% |
| 6 | Xayaboury | 96.5% |
| 7 | Xiengkhuang | 94.1% |
| 8 | Attapeu | 93.4% |
Women aged 15-49 using the internet (2017)
Bokeo ranks 3 of 18, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Women aged 15-49 using the internet |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vientiane Capital | 59.2% |
| 2 | Bolikhamxay | 45.4% |
| 3 | Bokeo | 36.3% |
| 4 | Vientiane | 31.6% |
| 5 | Champasak | 29.5% |
| 6 | Xiengkhuang | 27.3% |
| 7 | Khammouane | 26.4% |
Paddy rice produced per resident, 2018 (kg) (2018)
Bokeo ranks 6 of 18, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Paddy rice produced per resident, 2018 (kg) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Champasak | 607 kg |
| 4 | Vientiane | 548 kg |
| 5 | Khammouane | 518 kg |
| 6 | Bokeo | 445 kg |
| 7 | Sekong | 415 kg |
| 8 | Xayaboury | 393 kg |
| 9 | Xiengkhuang | 385 kg |
Paddy rice production, 2018 (tonnes) (2018)
Bokeo ranks 12 of 18, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Paddy rice production, 2018 (tonnes) |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Bolikhamxay | 104,675 |
| 10 | Xiengkhuang | 99,838 |
| 11 | Luang Prabang | 96,978 |
| 12 | Bokeo | 85,809 |
| 13 | Oudomxay | 65,577 |
| 14 | Phongsaly | 58,278 |
| 15 | Attapeu | 54,047 |
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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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