China vs Italy: Lettuce yields
China
23.14 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Italy
22.86 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
China rank
33rd
Italy rank
36th
Lettuce yields over time
- China
- Italy
How they compare
China currently reports 23.14 tonnes per hectare against 22.86 tonnes per hectare in Italy, a difference of 0.28 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Italy ahead.
China ranks 33rd and Italy ranks 36th of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 6 and Italy in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.46 tonnes per hectare | 17.08 tonnes per hectare | 0.3765 tonnes per hectare | China |
| 1970s | 21.38 tonnes per hectare | 17.98 tonnes per hectare | 3.39 tonnes per hectare | China |
| 1980s | 21.91 tonnes per hectare | 17.75 tonnes per hectare | 4.16 tonnes per hectare | China |
| 1990s | 24.13 tonnes per hectare | 18.5 tonnes per hectare | 5.63 tonnes per hectare | China |
| 2000s | 22.4 tonnes per hectare | 19.25 tonnes per hectare | 3.15 tonnes per hectare | China |
| 2010s | 23.64 tonnes per hectare | 20.93 tonnes per hectare | 2.72 tonnes per hectare | China |
| 2020s | 23.24 tonnes per hectare | 23.35 tonnes per hectare | 0.1132 tonnes per hectare | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lettuce yields, China or Italy?
- China, at 23.14 tonnes per hectare against 22.86 tonnes per hectare in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in lettuce yields between China and Italy?
- 0.28 tonnes per hectare, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Italy?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do China and Italy rank globally for lettuce yields?
- China ranks 33rd and Italy ranks 36th 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.