Japan vs Spain: Lettuce yields

Japan
27.74 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Spain
27.82 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Japan rank
16th
Spain rank
15th

Lettuce yields over time

  • Japan
  • Spain
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How they compare

Spain currently reports 27.82 tonnes per hectare against 27.74 tonnes per hectare in Japan, a difference of 0.08 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Spain ahead.

Japan ranks 16th and Spain ranks 15th of 111 countries.

Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Spain Difference Ahead
1960s 19.35 tonnes per hectare 22.37 tonnes per hectare 3.02 tonnes per hectare Spain
1970s 19.69 tonnes per hectare 21.92 tonnes per hectare 2.23 tonnes per hectare Spain
1980s 22.3 tonnes per hectare 24.42 tonnes per hectare 2.13 tonnes per hectare Spain
1990s 23.77 tonnes per hectare 27.95 tonnes per hectare 4.18 tonnes per hectare Spain
2000s 25.43 tonnes per hectare 27.54 tonnes per hectare 2.11 tonnes per hectare Spain
2010s 26.78 tonnes per hectare 26.78 tonnes per hectare 0.0079 tonnes per hectare Spain
2020s 27.56 tonnes per hectare 28.42 tonnes per hectare 0.8521 tonnes per hectare Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lettuce yields, Japan or Spain?
Spain, at 27.82 tonnes per hectare against 27.74 tonnes per hectare in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in lettuce yields between Japan and Spain?
0.08 tonnes per hectare, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Spain?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Japan and Spain rank globally for lettuce yields?
Japan ranks 16th 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

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.