Economy, jobs and prices in Xayaboury, Laos: official figures
96.5% of people in Xayaboury lived in households that mainly used electricity for lighting in 2017, 6th highest of 18 provinces. The national figure is 89.7%.
How many people have clean drinking water in Xayaboury?
85.6% of people in Xayaboury used a basic drinking-water service in 2017 (an improved source within a 30-minute round trip or on the premises), 4th 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 Xayaboury?
90.3% of people in Xayaboury used an improved sanitation facility in 2017, 3rd 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 Xayaboury?
3.8% of people in Xayaboury lived in households relying mainly on clean fuels and technologies for cooking (such as electricity, LPG or biogas) in 2017, 8th 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 Xayaboury?
17.3% of women aged 15-49 in Xayaboury had used the internet in the three months before the 2017 survey, 5th 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 Xayaboury?
81.6% of women aged 15-49 in Xayaboury owned a mobile phone in 2017, 3rd 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 Xayaboury?
7.9% of women aged 15-49 in Xayaboury had ever used a computer in 2017, 5th 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 Xayaboury produce?
Xayaboury produced 159,687 tonnes of paddy rice in 2018 from 46,278 hectares, 7th highest of 18 provinces by output (4.9% of the national 3,241,921 tonnes). This was made up of 152,170 tonnes from 34,146 hectares of lowland rainfed paddy; 5,115 tonnes from 1,126 hectares of dry-season paddy; 2,402 tonnes from 11,006 hectares of upland rainfed paddy.
Source: World Bank (data: Lao Statistics Bureau) · saved copyHow much rice is grown per person in Xayaboury?
Paddy production in Xayaboury in 2018 was about 393 kilograms per resident (2018 production divided by the 2018 population estimate), 8th highest of 18 provinces. The national figure is 470 kilograms.
Source: World Bank (data: Lao Statistics Bureau) · saved copyWhat is the rice yield in Xayaboury?
Paddy yields in Xayaboury averaged 3.45 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 Xayaboury compares with other provinces
People in households mainly lit by electricity (2017)
Xayaboury ranks 6 of 18, highest first.
| Rank | Region | People in households mainly lit by electricity |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Vientiane | 99.3% |
| 4 | Champasak | 97.2% |
| 5 | Bokeo | 96.6% |
| 6 | Xayaboury | 96.5% |
| 7 | Xiengkhuang | 94.1% |
| 8 | Attapeu | 93.4% |
| 9 | Xaysomboun | 93.2% |
Women aged 15-49 using the internet (2017)
Xayaboury ranks 14 of 18, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Women aged 15-49 using the internet |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 17 | Houaphan | 10.6% |
Paddy rice produced per resident, 2018 (kg) (2018)
Xayaboury ranks 8 of 18, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Paddy rice produced per resident, 2018 (kg) |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Khammouane | 518 kg |
| 6 | Bokeo | 445 kg |
| 7 | Sekong | 415 kg |
| 8 | Xayaboury | 393 kg |
| 9 | Xiengkhuang | 385 kg |
| 10 | Attapeu | 360 kg |
| 11 | Bolikhamxay | 351 kg |
Paddy rice production, 2018 (tonnes) (2018)
Xayaboury ranks 7 of 18, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Paddy rice production, 2018 (tonnes) |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Vientiane Capital | 249,730 |
| 5 | Vientiane | 243,510 |
| 6 | Khammouane | 214,415 |
| 7 | Xayaboury | 159,687 |
| 8 | Houaphan | 105,376 |
| 9 | Bolikhamxay | 104,675 |
| 10 | Xiengkhuang | 99,838 |
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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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