Economy, jobs and prices in Houaphan, Laos: official figures
87.5% of people in Houaphan lived in households that mainly used electricity for lighting in 2017, 7th lowest of 18 provinces. The national figure is 89.7%.
How many people have clean drinking water in Houaphan?
82.7% of people in Houaphan used a basic drinking-water service in 2017 (an improved source within a 30-minute round trip or on the premises), 7th 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 Houaphan?
75.2% of people in Houaphan used an improved sanitation facility in 2017, 8th 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 Houaphan?
3.6% of people in Houaphan lived in households relying mainly on clean fuels and technologies for cooking (such as electricity, LPG or biogas) in 2017, 7th 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 Houaphan?
10.6% of women aged 15-49 in Houaphan had used the internet in the three months before the 2017 survey, 2nd lowest 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 Houaphan?
56.3% of women aged 15-49 in Houaphan owned a mobile phone in 2017, 3rd 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 Houaphan?
5.7% of women aged 15-49 in Houaphan had ever used a computer in 2017, 2nd lowest 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 Houaphan produce?
Houaphan produced 105,376 tonnes of paddy rice in 2018 from 28,983 hectares, 8th highest of 18 provinces by output (3.3% of the national 3,241,921 tonnes). This was made up of 58,508 tonnes from 12,306 hectares of lowland rainfed paddy; 6,789 tonnes from 1,653 hectares of dry-season paddy; 40,079 tonnes from 15,024 hectares of upland rainfed paddy.
Source: World Bank (data: Lao Statistics Bureau) · saved copyHow much rice is grown per person in Houaphan?
Paddy production in Houaphan in 2018 was about 347 kilograms per resident (2018 production divided by the 2018 population estimate), 7th lowest of 18 provinces. The national figure is 470 kilograms.
Source: World Bank (data: Lao Statistics Bureau) · saved copyWhat is the rice yield in Houaphan?
Paddy yields in Houaphan averaged 3.64 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 Houaphan compares with other provinces
People in households mainly lit by electricity (2017)
Houaphan ranks 12 of 18, highest first.
| Rank | Region | People in households mainly lit by electricity |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Xaysomboun | 93.2% |
| 10 | Khammouane | 92.1% |
| 11 | Luang Namtha | 87.9% |
| 12 | Houaphan | 87.5% |
| 13 | Oudomxay | 82.1% |
| 14 | Savannakhet | 82.0% |
| 15 | Sekong | 80.1% |
Women aged 15-49 using the internet (2017)
Houaphan ranks 17 of 18, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Women aged 15-49 using the internet |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Phongsaly | 18.6% |
| 13 | Salavan | 17.5% |
| 14 | Xayaboury | 17.3% |
| 15 | Sekong | 16.0% |
| 16 | Xaysomboun | 15.3% |
| 17 | Houaphan | 10.6% |
| 18 | Oudomxay | 5.4% |
Paddy rice produced per resident, 2018 (kg) (2018)
Houaphan ranks 12 of 18, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Paddy rice produced per resident, 2018 (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 |
| 15 | Vientiane Capital | 282 kg |
Paddy rice production, 2018 (tonnes) (2018)
Houaphan ranks 8 of 18, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Paddy rice production, 2018 (tonnes) |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Vientiane | 243,510 |
| 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 |
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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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