Guatemala vs Japan: Lettuce yields
Guatemala
27.52 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Japan
27.74 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Guatemala rank
18th
Japan rank
16th
Lettuce yields over time
- Guatemala
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 27.74 tonnes per hectare against 27.52 tonnes per hectare in Guatemala, a difference of 0.22 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.
Guatemala ranks 18th and Japan ranks 16th of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 3 and Japan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.69 tonnes per hectare | 19.35 tonnes per hectare | 4.66 tonnes per hectare | Japan |
| 1970s | 15.72 tonnes per hectare | 19.69 tonnes per hectare | 3.97 tonnes per hectare | Japan |
| 1980s | 14.66 tonnes per hectare | 22.3 tonnes per hectare | 7.63 tonnes per hectare | Japan |
| 1990s | 18.17 tonnes per hectare | 23.77 tonnes per hectare | 5.6 tonnes per hectare | Japan |
| 2000s | 33.56 tonnes per hectare | 25.43 tonnes per hectare | 8.13 tonnes per hectare | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 29.31 tonnes per hectare | 26.78 tonnes per hectare | 2.53 tonnes per hectare | Guatemala |
| 2020s | 28.66 tonnes per hectare | 27.56 tonnes per hectare | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | Guatemala |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lettuce yields, Guatemala or Japan?
- Japan, at 27.74 tonnes per hectare against 27.52 tonnes per hectare in Guatemala as of 2024.
- What is the difference in lettuce yields between Guatemala and Japan?
- 0.22 tonnes per hectare, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Japan?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Guatemala and Japan rank globally for lettuce yields?
- Guatemala ranks 18th and Japan ranks 16th 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.