Congo vs United States: Lettuce yields
Congo
39.59 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
United States
36.06 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Congo rank
7th
United States rank
8th
Lettuce yields over time
- Congo
- United States
How they compare
Congo currently reports 39.59 tonnes per hectare against 36.06 tonnes per hectare in United States, a difference of 3.53 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
Across all 29 years both countries report, Congo has been ahead every year.
Congo ranks 7th and United States ranks 8th of 111 countries.
Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.57 tonnes per hectare | 34.55 tonnes per hectare | 4.02 tonnes per hectare | Congo |
| 2000s | 39.24 tonnes per hectare | 36.93 tonnes per hectare | 2.32 tonnes per hectare | Congo |
| 2010s | 39.44 tonnes per hectare | 35.7 tonnes per hectare | 3.74 tonnes per hectare | Congo |
| 2020s | 39.58 tonnes per hectare | 34.47 tonnes per hectare | 5.11 tonnes per hectare | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lettuce yields, Congo or United States?
- Congo, at 39.59 tonnes per hectare against 36.06 tonnes per hectare in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in lettuce yields between Congo and United States?
- 3.53 tonnes per hectare, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and United States?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do Congo and United States rank globally for lettuce yields?
- Congo ranks 7th and United States ranks 8th 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.