Economy, jobs and prices in Salavan, Laos: official figures
77.6% of people in Salavan lived in households that mainly used electricity for lighting in 2017, 2nd lowest of 18 provinces. The national figure is 89.7%.
How many people have clean drinking water in Salavan?
69.9% of people in Salavan used a basic drinking-water service in 2017 (an improved source within a 30-minute round trip or on the premises), 5th 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 Salavan?
34.9% of people in Salavan used an improved sanitation facility in 2017, the 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 Salavan?
1.2% of people in Salavan lived in households relying mainly on clean fuels and technologies for cooking (such as electricity, LPG or biogas) in 2017, the 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 Salavan?
17.5% of women aged 15-49 in Salavan had used the internet in the three months before the 2017 survey, 6th 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 Salavan?
52.5% of women aged 15-49 in Salavan owned a mobile phone in 2017, 2nd 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 Salavan?
9.7% of women aged 15-49 in Salavan had ever used a computer in 2017, 9th 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 Salavan produce?
Salavan produced 354,469 tonnes of paddy rice in 2018 from 87,282 hectares, 3rd highest of 18 provinces by output (10.9% of the national 3,241,921 tonnes). This was made up of 319,320 tonnes from 79,852 hectares of lowland rainfed paddy; 35,149 tonnes from 7,430 hectares of dry-season paddy.
Source: World Bank (data: Lao Statistics Bureau) · saved copyHow much rice is grown per person in Salavan?
Paddy production in Salavan in 2018 was about 846 kilograms per resident (2018 production divided by the 2018 population estimate), the highest of 18 provinces. The national figure is 470 kilograms.
Source: World Bank (data: Lao Statistics Bureau) · saved copyWhat is the rice yield in Salavan?
Paddy yields in Salavan averaged 4.06 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 Salavan compares with other provinces
People in households mainly lit by electricity (2017)
Salavan ranks 17 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)
Salavan ranks 13 of 18, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Women aged 15-49 using the internet |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 16 | Xaysomboun | 15.3% |
Paddy rice produced per resident, 2018 (kg) (2018)
Salavan ranks 1 of 18, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Paddy rice produced per resident, 2018 (kg) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salavan | 846 kg |
| 2 | Savannakhet | 770 kg |
| 3 | Champasak | 607 kg |
| 4 | Vientiane | 548 kg |
| 5 | Khammouane | 518 kg |
| 6 | Bokeo | 445 kg |
| 7 | Sekong | 415 kg |
Paddy rice production, 2018 (tonnes) (2018)
Salavan ranks 3 of 18, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Paddy rice production, 2018 (tonnes) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Savannakhet | 785,700 |
| 2 | Champasak | 439,378 |
| 3 | Salavan | 354,469 |
| 4 | Vientiane Capital | 249,730 |
| 5 | Vientiane | 243,510 |
| 6 | Khammouane | 214,415 |
| 7 | Xayaboury | 159,687 |
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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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