Economy, jobs and prices in Phongsaly, Laos: official figures
63.3% of people in Phongsaly lived in households that mainly used electricity for lighting in 2017, the lowest of 18 provinces. The national figure is 89.7%.
How many people have clean drinking water in Phongsaly?
80.7% of people in Phongsaly used a basic drinking-water service in 2017 (an improved source within a 30-minute round trip or on the premises), 9th 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 Phongsaly?
52.6% of people in Phongsaly used an improved sanitation facility in 2017, 2nd 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 Phongsaly?
3.7% of people in Phongsaly lived in households relying mainly on clean fuels and technologies for cooking (such as electricity, LPG or biogas) in 2017, joint 9th 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 Phongsaly?
18.6% of women aged 15-49 in Phongsaly had used the internet in the three months before the 2017 survey, 7th 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 Phongsaly?
64.5% of women aged 15-49 in Phongsaly owned a mobile phone in 2017, 6th 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 Phongsaly?
8.3% of women aged 15-49 in Phongsaly had ever used a computer in 2017, 6th 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 Phongsaly produce?
Phongsaly produced 58,278 tonnes of paddy rice in 2018 from 18,102 hectares, 5th lowest of 18 provinces by output (1.8% of the national 3,241,921 tonnes). This was made up of 39,180 tonnes from 8,145 hectares of lowland rainfed paddy; 19,098 tonnes from 9,957 hectares of upland rainfed paddy.
Source: World Bank (data: Lao Statistics Bureau) · saved copyHow much rice is grown per person in Phongsaly?
Paddy production in Phongsaly in 2018 was about 310 kilograms per resident (2018 production divided by the 2018 population estimate), 5th lowest of 18 provinces. The national figure is 470 kilograms.
Source: World Bank (data: Lao Statistics Bureau) · saved copyWhat is the rice yield in Phongsaly?
Paddy yields in Phongsaly averaged 3.22 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 Phongsaly compares with other provinces
People in households mainly lit by electricity (2017)
Phongsaly ranks 18 of 18, highest first.
| Rank | Region | People in households mainly lit by electricity |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Houaphan | 87.5% |
| 13 | Oudomxay | 82.1% |
| 14 | Savannakhet | 82.0% |
| 15 | Sekong | 80.1% |
| 16 | Luang Prabang | 79.5% |
| 17 | Salavan | 77.6% |
| 18 | Phongsaly | 63.3% |
Women aged 15-49 using the internet (2017)
Phongsaly ranks 12 of 18, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Women aged 15-49 using the internet |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Savannakhet | 21.6% |
| 10 | Luang Namtha | 19.9% |
| 11 | Luang Prabang | 18.7% |
| 12 | Phongsaly | 18.6% |
| 13 | Salavan | 17.5% |
| 14 | Xayaboury | 17.3% |
| 15 | Sekong | 16.0% |
Paddy rice produced per resident, 2018 (kg) (2018)
Phongsaly ranks 14 of 18, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Paddy rice produced per resident, 2018 (kg) |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Bolikhamxay | 351 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 |
Paddy rice production, 2018 (tonnes) (2018)
Phongsaly ranks 14 of 18, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Paddy rice production, 2018 (tonnes) |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 17 | Luang Namtha | 40,693 |
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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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