Germany vs United States: Lettuce yields
Germany
31.49 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
United States
36.06 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Germany rank
9th
United States rank
8th
Lettuce yields over time
- Germany
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 36.06 tonnes per hectare against 31.49 tonnes per hectare in Germany, a difference of 4.57 tonnes per hectare.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 9th and United States ranks 8th of 111 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.28 tonnes per hectare | 21.22 tonnes per hectare | 5.94 tonnes per hectare | United States |
| 1970s | 17.36 tonnes per hectare | 26.13 tonnes per hectare | 8.77 tonnes per hectare | United States |
| 1980s | 19.99 tonnes per hectare | 32.24 tonnes per hectare | 12.25 tonnes per hectare | United States |
| 1990s | 21.9 tonnes per hectare | 34.41 tonnes per hectare | 12.51 tonnes per hectare | United States |
| 2000s | 20.65 tonnes per hectare | 36.93 tonnes per hectare | 16.27 tonnes per hectare | United States |
| 2010s | 25.16 tonnes per hectare | 35.7 tonnes per hectare | 10.54 tonnes per hectare | United States |
| 2020s | 31.17 tonnes per hectare | 34.47 tonnes per hectare | 3.3 tonnes per hectare | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lettuce yields, Germany or United States?
- United States, at 36.06 tonnes per hectare against 31.49 tonnes per hectare in Germany as of 2024.
- What is the difference in lettuce yields between Germany and United States?
- 4.57 tonnes per hectare, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United States?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Germany and United States rank globally for lettuce yields?
- Germany ranks 9th 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.