Economy, jobs and prices in Oudomxay, Laos: official figures
82.1% of people in Oudomxay lived in households that mainly used electricity for lighting in 2017, 6th lowest of 18 provinces. The national figure is 89.7%.
How many people have clean drinking water in Oudomxay?
84.8% of people in Oudomxay used a basic drinking-water service in 2017 (an improved source within a 30-minute round trip or on the premises), 5th 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 Oudomxay?
72.1% of people in Oudomxay used an improved sanitation facility in 2017, 9th 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 Oudomxay?
3.9% of people in Oudomxay lived in households relying mainly on clean fuels and technologies for cooking (such as electricity, LPG or biogas) in 2017, 7th 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 Oudomxay?
5.4% of women aged 15-49 in Oudomxay had used the internet in the three months before the 2017 survey, the 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 Oudomxay?
61.6% of women aged 15-49 in Oudomxay owned a mobile phone in 2017, joint 4th 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 Oudomxay?
10.2% of women aged 15-49 in Oudomxay had ever used a computer in 2017, 8th 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 Oudomxay produce?
Oudomxay produced 65,577 tonnes of paddy rice in 2018 from 15,960 hectares, 6th lowest of 18 provinces by output (2.0% of the national 3,241,921 tonnes). This was made up of 65,340 tonnes from 15,908 hectares of lowland rainfed paddy; 237 tonnes from 52 hectares of dry-season paddy.
Source: World Bank (data: Lao Statistics Bureau) · saved copyHow much rice is grown per person in Oudomxay?
Paddy production in Oudomxay in 2018 was about 199 kilograms per resident (2018 production divided by the 2018 population estimate), the lowest of 18 provinces. The national figure is 470 kilograms.
Source: World Bank (data: Lao Statistics Bureau) · saved copyWhat is the rice yield in Oudomxay?
Paddy yields in Oudomxay averaged 4.11 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 Oudomxay compares with other provinces
People in households mainly lit by electricity (2017)
Oudomxay ranks 13 of 18, highest first.
| Rank | Region | People in households mainly lit by electricity |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 16 | Luang Prabang | 79.5% |
Women aged 15-49 using the internet (2017)
Oudomxay ranks 18 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)
Oudomxay ranks 18 of 18, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Paddy rice produced per resident, 2018 (kg) |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Houaphan | 347 kg |
| 13 | Xaysomboun | 335 kg |
| 14 | Phongsaly | 310 kg |
| 15 | Vientiane Capital | 282 kg |
| 16 | Luang Namtha | 215 kg |
| 17 | Luang Prabang | 213 kg |
| 18 | Oudomxay | 199 kg |
Paddy rice production, 2018 (tonnes) (2018)
Oudomxay ranks 13 of 18, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Paddy rice production, 2018 (tonnes) |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 16 | Sekong | 50,615 |
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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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