Colombia vs Mexico: Lettuce yields

Colombia
23.78 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Mexico
23.56 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Colombia rank
29th
Mexico rank
31st

Lettuce yields over time

  • Colombia
  • Mexico
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How they compare

Colombia currently reports 23.78 tonnes per hectare against 23.56 tonnes per hectare in Mexico, a difference of 0.22 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mexico ahead.

Colombia ranks 29th and Mexico ranks 31st of 111 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 1 and Mexico in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Mexico Difference Ahead
1960s 6.25 tonnes per hectare 12.52 tonnes per hectare 6.27 tonnes per hectare Mexico
1970s 6.93 tonnes per hectare 15.27 tonnes per hectare 8.34 tonnes per hectare Mexico
1980s 8.92 tonnes per hectare 18.11 tonnes per hectare 9.19 tonnes per hectare Mexico
1990s 14.76 tonnes per hectare 20.11 tonnes per hectare 5.35 tonnes per hectare Mexico
2000s 16.94 tonnes per hectare 21.03 tonnes per hectare 4.09 tonnes per hectare Mexico
2010s 22.52 tonnes per hectare 21.83 tonnes per hectare 0.6893 tonnes per hectare Colombia
2020s 24.02 tonnes per hectare 24.09 tonnes per hectare 0.0778 tonnes per hectare Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lettuce yields, Colombia or Mexico?
Colombia, at 23.78 tonnes per hectare against 23.56 tonnes per hectare in Mexico as of 2024.
What is the difference in lettuce yields between Colombia and Mexico?
0.22 tonnes per hectare, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Mexico?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Colombia and Mexico rank globally for lettuce yields?
Colombia ranks 29th 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

Indicator
Lettuce yields
Unit
tonnes per hectare
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 5,057 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.