China vs Mexico: Lettuce yields
China
23.14 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Mexico
23.56 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
China rank
33rd
Mexico rank
31st
Lettuce yields over time
- China
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 23.56 tonnes per hectare against 23.14 tonnes per hectare in China, a difference of 0.42 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China ahead.
China ranks 33rd and Mexico ranks 31st of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 6 and Mexico in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.46 tonnes per hectare | 12.52 tonnes per hectare | 4.93 tonnes per hectare | China |
| 1970s | 21.38 tonnes per hectare | 15.27 tonnes per hectare | 6.11 tonnes per hectare | China |
| 1980s | 21.91 tonnes per hectare | 18.11 tonnes per hectare | 3.8 tonnes per hectare | China |
| 1990s | 24.13 tonnes per hectare | 20.11 tonnes per hectare | 4.02 tonnes per hectare | China |
| 2000s | 22.4 tonnes per hectare | 21.03 tonnes per hectare | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | China |
| 2010s | 23.64 tonnes per hectare | 21.83 tonnes per hectare | 1.81 tonnes per hectare | China |
| 2020s | 23.24 tonnes per hectare | 24.09 tonnes per hectare | 0.8554 tonnes per hectare | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lettuce yields, China or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 23.56 tonnes per hectare against 23.14 tonnes per hectare in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in lettuce yields between China and Mexico?
- 0.42 tonnes per hectare, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Mexico?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do China and Mexico rank globally for lettuce yields?
- China ranks 33rd and Mexico ranks 31st 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.