Australia vs Switzerland: Lettuce yields
Australia
17.63 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Switzerland
18.13 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Australia rank
54th
Switzerland rank
52nd
Lettuce yields over time
- Australia
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 18.13 tonnes per hectare against 17.63 tonnes per hectare in Australia, a difference of 0.5 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Switzerland ahead.
Australia ranks 54th and Switzerland ranks 52nd of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.9 tonnes per hectare | 22.63 tonnes per hectare | 10.73 tonnes per hectare | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 17.09 tonnes per hectare | 20.71 tonnes per hectare | 3.62 tonnes per hectare | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 20.34 tonnes per hectare | 27.25 tonnes per hectare | 6.91 tonnes per hectare | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 23.86 tonnes per hectare | 22.25 tonnes per hectare | 1.61 tonnes per hectare | Australia |
| 2000s | 23.49 tonnes per hectare | 18.18 tonnes per hectare | 5.31 tonnes per hectare | Australia |
| 2010s | 18.24 tonnes per hectare | 19.96 tonnes per hectare | 1.73 tonnes per hectare | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 18.84 tonnes per hectare | 17.94 tonnes per hectare | 0.8951 tonnes per hectare | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lettuce yields, Australia or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 18.13 tonnes per hectare against 17.63 tonnes per hectare in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in lettuce yields between Australia and Switzerland?
- 0.5 tonnes per hectare, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Switzerland?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Switzerland rank globally for lettuce yields?
- Australia ranks 54th and Switzerland ranks 52nd of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Lettuce yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.