Economy, jobs and prices in Sekong, Laos: official figures
80.1% of people in Sekong lived in households that mainly used electricity for lighting in 2017, 4th lowest of 18 provinces. The national figure is 89.7%.
How many people have clean drinking water in Sekong?
77.1% of people in Sekong used a basic drinking-water service in 2017 (an improved source within a 30-minute round trip or on the premises), 7th 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 Sekong?
68.2% of people in Sekong used an improved sanitation facility in 2017, 6th 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 Sekong?
1.4% of people in Sekong lived in households relying mainly on clean fuels and technologies for cooking (such as electricity, LPG or biogas) in 2017, 2nd 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 Sekong?
16.0% of women aged 15-49 in Sekong had used the internet in the three months before the 2017 survey, 4th 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 Sekong?
52.1% of women aged 15-49 in Sekong owned a mobile phone in 2017, the 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 Sekong?
7.6% of women aged 15-49 in Sekong had ever used a computer in 2017, 4th 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 Sekong produce?
Sekong produced 50,615 tonnes of paddy rice in 2018 from 12,002 hectares, 3rd lowest of 18 provinces by output (1.6% of the national 3,241,921 tonnes). This was made up of 41,555 tonnes from 8,881 hectares of lowland rainfed paddy; 4,479 tonnes from 830 hectares of dry-season paddy; 4,581 tonnes from 2,291 hectares of upland rainfed paddy.
Source: World Bank (data: Lao Statistics Bureau) · saved copyHow much rice is grown per person in Sekong?
Paddy production in Sekong in 2018 was about 415 kilograms per resident (2018 production divided by the 2018 population estimate), 7th highest of 18 provinces. The national figure is 470 kilograms.
Source: World Bank (data: Lao Statistics Bureau) · saved copyWhat is the rice yield in Sekong?
Paddy yields in Sekong averaged 4.22 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 Sekong compares with other provinces
People in households mainly lit by electricity (2017)
Sekong ranks 15 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)
Sekong ranks 15 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)
Sekong ranks 7 of 18, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Paddy rice produced per resident, 2018 (kg) |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Vientiane | 548 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 |
Paddy rice production, 2018 (tonnes) (2018)
Sekong ranks 16 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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