Ireland vs Spain: Lettuce yields
Ireland
27.91 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Spain
27.82 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Ireland rank
13th
Spain rank
15th
Lettuce yields over time
- Ireland
- Spain
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 27.91 tonnes per hectare against 27.82 tonnes per hectare in Spain, a difference of 0.09 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Spain ahead.
Ireland ranks 13th and Spain ranks 15th of 111 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.64 tonnes per hectare | 27.95 tonnes per hectare | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | Spain |
| 2000s | 26.02 tonnes per hectare | 27.54 tonnes per hectare | 1.52 tonnes per hectare | Spain |
| 2010s | 25 tonnes per hectare | 26.78 tonnes per hectare | 1.79 tonnes per hectare | Spain |
| 2020s | 28.32 tonnes per hectare | 28.42 tonnes per hectare | 0.0992 tonnes per hectare | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lettuce yields, Ireland or Spain?
- Ireland, at 27.91 tonnes per hectare against 27.82 tonnes per hectare in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in lettuce yields between Ireland and Spain?
- 0.09 tonnes per hectare, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Spain?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Ireland and Spain rank globally for lettuce yields?
- Ireland ranks 13th and Spain ranks 15th 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.