Economy, jobs and prices in Xaysomboun, Laos: official figures
93.2% of people in Xaysomboun lived in households that mainly used electricity for lighting in 2017, 9th highest of 18 provinces. The national figure is 89.7%.
How many people have clean drinking water in Xaysomboun?
72.6% of people in Xaysomboun used a basic drinking-water service in 2017 (an improved source within a 30-minute round trip or on the premises), 6th 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 Xaysomboun?
74.9% of people in Xaysomboun used an improved sanitation facility in 2017, 9th 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 Xaysomboun?
5.7% of people in Xaysomboun lived in households relying mainly on clean fuels and technologies for cooking (such as electricity, LPG or biogas) in 2017, 4th 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 Xaysomboun?
15.3% of women aged 15-49 in Xaysomboun had used the internet in the three months before the 2017 survey, 3rd 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 Xaysomboun?
75.1% of women aged 15-49 in Xaysomboun owned a mobile phone in 2017, 7th 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 Xaysomboun?
5.3% of women aged 15-49 in Xaysomboun had ever used a computer in 2017, the 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 Xaysomboun produce?
Xaysomboun produced 33,146 tonnes of paddy rice in 2018 from 10,428 hectares, the lowest of 18 provinces by output (1.0% of the national 3,241,921 tonnes). This was made up of 24,815 tonnes from 6,818 hectares of lowland rainfed paddy; 363 tonnes from 110 hectares of dry-season paddy; 7,968 tonnes from 3,500 hectares of upland rainfed paddy.
Source: World Bank (data: Lao Statistics Bureau) · saved copyHow much rice is grown per person in Xaysomboun?
Paddy production in Xaysomboun in 2018 was about 335 kilograms per resident (2018 production divided by the 2018 population estimate), 6th lowest of 18 provinces. The national figure is 470 kilograms.
Source: World Bank (data: Lao Statistics Bureau) · saved copyWhat is the rice yield in Xaysomboun?
Paddy yields in Xaysomboun averaged 3.18 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 Xaysomboun compares with other provinces
People in households mainly lit by electricity (2017)
Xaysomboun ranks 9 of 18, highest first.
| Rank | Region | People in households mainly lit by electricity |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Xayaboury | 96.5% |
| 7 | Xiengkhuang | 94.1% |
| 8 | Attapeu | 93.4% |
| 9 | Xaysomboun | 93.2% |
| 10 | Khammouane | 92.1% |
| 11 | Luang Namtha | 87.9% |
| 12 | Houaphan | 87.5% |
Women aged 15-49 using the internet (2017)
Xaysomboun ranks 16 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)
Xaysomboun ranks 13 of 18, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Paddy rice produced per resident, 2018 (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 |
| 16 | Luang Namtha | 215 kg |
Paddy rice production, 2018 (tonnes) (2018)
Xaysomboun ranks 18 of 18, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Paddy rice production, 2018 (tonnes) |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 18 | Xaysomboun | 33,146 |
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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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