Economy, jobs and prices in Bolikhamxay, Laos: official figures
99.7% of people in Bolikhamxay lived in households that mainly used electricity for lighting in 2017, joint highest of 18 provinces. The national figure is 89.7%.
How many people have clean drinking water in Bolikhamxay?
81.0% of people in Bolikhamxay used a basic drinking-water service in 2017 (an improved source within a 30-minute round trip or on the premises), 9th highest 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 Bolikhamxay?
92.7% of people in Bolikhamxay used an improved sanitation facility in 2017, 2nd 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 Bolikhamxay?
7.9% of people in Bolikhamxay lived in households relying mainly on clean fuels and technologies for cooking (such as electricity, LPG or biogas) in 2017, 3rd 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 Bolikhamxay?
45.4% of women aged 15-49 in Bolikhamxay had used the internet in the three months before the 2017 survey, 2nd 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 Bolikhamxay?
87.5% of women aged 15-49 in Bolikhamxay owned a mobile phone in 2017, 2nd 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 Bolikhamxay?
19.4% of women aged 15-49 in Bolikhamxay had ever used a computer in 2017, 2nd 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 Bolikhamxay produce?
Bolikhamxay produced 104,675 tonnes of paddy rice in 2018 from 39,974 hectares, 9th highest of 18 provinces by output (3.2% of the national 3,241,921 tonnes). This was made up of 98,750 tonnes from 37,470 hectares of lowland rainfed paddy; 2,957 tonnes from 690 hectares of dry-season paddy; 2,968 tonnes from 1,814 hectares of upland rainfed paddy.
Source: World Bank (data: Lao Statistics Bureau) · saved copyHow much rice is grown per person in Bolikhamxay?
Paddy production in Bolikhamxay in 2018 was about 351 kilograms per resident (2018 production divided by the 2018 population estimate), 8th lowest of 18 provinces. The national figure is 470 kilograms.
Source: World Bank (data: Lao Statistics Bureau) · saved copyWhat is the rice yield in Bolikhamxay?
Paddy yields in Bolikhamxay averaged 2.62 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 Bolikhamxay compares with other provinces
People in households mainly lit by electricity (2017)
Bolikhamxay ranks 2 of 18, highest first.
| Rank | Region | People in households mainly lit by electricity |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vientiane Capital | 99.7% |
| 2 | Bolikhamxay | 99.7% |
| 3 | Vientiane | 99.3% |
| 4 | Champasak | 97.2% |
| 5 | Bokeo | 96.6% |
| 6 | Xayaboury | 96.5% |
| 7 | Xiengkhuang | 94.1% |
Women aged 15-49 using the internet (2017)
Bolikhamxay ranks 2 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)
Bolikhamxay ranks 11 of 18, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Paddy rice produced per resident, 2018 (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 |
| 14 | Phongsaly | 310 kg |
Paddy rice production, 2018 (tonnes) (2018)
Bolikhamxay ranks 9 of 18, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Paddy rice production, 2018 (tonnes) |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Khammouane | 214,415 |
| 7 | Xayaboury | 159,687 |
| 8 | Houaphan | 105,376 |
| 9 | Bolikhamxay | 104,675 |
| 10 | Xiengkhuang | 99,838 |
| 11 | Luang Prabang | 96,978 |
| 12 | Bokeo | 85,809 |
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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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