What is the difference in lettuce yields between Denmark and Peru?

0.65 tonnes per hectare, with Denmark ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Peru?

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

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.

Denmark vs Peru: Lettuce yields

Denmark

12.84 tonnes per hectare

in 2024

Peru

12.19 tonnes per hectare

in 2024

Denmark rank

75th

Peru rank

78th

Lettuce yields over time

Denmark
Peru

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 12.84 tonnes per hectare against 12.19 tonnes per hectare in Peru, a difference of 0.65 tonnes per hectare.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Peru's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Peru ahead.

Denmark ranks 75th and Peru ranks 78th of 111 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 6 and Peru in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Peru	Difference	Ahead
1960s	12.9 tonnes per hectare	13.63 tonnes per hectare	0.7327 tonnes per hectare	Peru
1970s	18.33 tonnes per hectare	13.34 tonnes per hectare	4.99 tonnes per hectare	Denmark
1980s	34.22 tonnes per hectare	9.7 tonnes per hectare	24.52 tonnes per hectare	Denmark
1990s	25.14 tonnes per hectare	10.34 tonnes per hectare	14.8 tonnes per hectare	Denmark
2000s	27.03 tonnes per hectare	12.22 tonnes per hectare	14.81 tonnes per hectare	Denmark
2010s	24.27 tonnes per hectare	11.2 tonnes per hectare	13.07 tonnes per hectare	Denmark
2020s	17.39 tonnes per hectare	12.02 tonnes per hectare	5.37 tonnes per hectare	Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lettuce yields, Denmark or Peru?: Denmark, at 12.84 tonnes per hectare against 12.19 tonnes per hectare in Peru as of 2024.
What is the difference in lettuce yields between Denmark and Peru?: 0.65 tonnes per hectare, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Peru?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Denmark and Peru rank globally for lettuce yields?: Denmark ranks 75th and Peru ranks 78th 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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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: 18 September 2026

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