Economy, jobs and prices in Xiengkhuang, Laos: official figures
94.1% of people in Xiengkhuang lived in households that mainly used electricity for lighting in 2017, 7th highest of 18 provinces. The national figure is 89.7%.
How many people have clean drinking water in Xiengkhuang?
90.8% of people in Xiengkhuang used a basic drinking-water service in 2017 (an improved source within a 30-minute round trip or on the premises), 3rd 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 Xiengkhuang?
87.6% of people in Xiengkhuang used an improved sanitation facility in 2017, 5th 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 Xiengkhuang?
3.7% of people in Xiengkhuang 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 Xiengkhuang?
27.3% of women aged 15-49 in Xiengkhuang had used the internet in the three months before the 2017 survey, 6th highest 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 Xiengkhuang?
75.7% of women aged 15-49 in Xiengkhuang owned a mobile phone in 2017, 6th 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 Xiengkhuang?
9.2% of women aged 15-49 in Xiengkhuang had ever used a computer in 2017, 9th 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 Xiengkhuang produce?
Xiengkhuang produced 99,838 tonnes of paddy rice in 2018 from 27,916 hectares, 9th lowest of 18 provinces by output (3.1% of the national 3,241,921 tonnes). This was made up of 82,700 tonnes from 19,754 hectares of lowland rainfed paddy; 23 tonnes from 6 hectares of dry-season paddy; 17,115 tonnes from 8,156 hectares of upland rainfed paddy.
Source: World Bank (data: Lao Statistics Bureau) · saved copyHow much rice is grown per person in Xiengkhuang?
Paddy production in Xiengkhuang in 2018 was about 385 kilograms per resident (2018 production divided by the 2018 population estimate), 9th highest of 18 provinces. The national figure is 470 kilograms.
Source: World Bank (data: Lao Statistics Bureau) · saved copyWhat is the rice yield in Xiengkhuang?
Paddy yields in Xiengkhuang averaged 3.58 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 Xiengkhuang compares with other provinces
People in households mainly lit by electricity (2017)
Xiengkhuang ranks 7 of 18, highest first.
| Rank | Region | People in households mainly lit by electricity |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Champasak | 97.2% |
| 5 | Bokeo | 96.6% |
| 6 | Xayaboury | 96.5% |
| 7 | Xiengkhuang | 94.1% |
| 8 | Attapeu | 93.4% |
| 9 | Xaysomboun | 93.2% |
| 10 | Khammouane | 92.1% |
Women aged 15-49 using the internet (2017)
Xiengkhuang ranks 6 of 18, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Women aged 15-49 using the internet |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Bokeo | 36.3% |
| 4 | Vientiane | 31.6% |
| 5 | Champasak | 29.5% |
| 6 | Xiengkhuang | 27.3% |
| 7 | Khammouane | 26.4% |
| 8 | Attapeu | 21.7% |
| 9 | Savannakhet | 21.6% |
Paddy rice produced per resident, 2018 (kg) (2018)
Xiengkhuang ranks 9 of 18, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Paddy rice produced per resident, 2018 (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 |
| 12 | Houaphan | 347 kg |
Paddy rice production, 2018 (tonnes) (2018)
Xiengkhuang ranks 10 of 18, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Paddy rice production, 2018 (tonnes) |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Xayaboury | 159,687 |
| 8 | Houaphan | 105,376 |
| 9 | Bolikhamxay | 104,675 |
| 10 | Xiengkhuang | 99,838 |
| 11 | Luang Prabang | 96,978 |
| 12 | Bokeo | 85,809 |
| 13 | Oudomxay | 65,577 |
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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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