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
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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

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.