Netherlands vs Spain: Lettuce yields
Netherlands
27.88 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Spain
27.82 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Netherlands rank
14th
Spain rank
15th
Lettuce yields over time
- Netherlands
- Spain
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 27.88 tonnes per hectare against 27.82 tonnes per hectare in Spain, a difference of 0.06 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 14th and Spain ranks 15th of 111 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.82 tonnes per hectare | 22.37 tonnes per hectare | 3.46 tonnes per hectare | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 28.35 tonnes per hectare | 21.92 tonnes per hectare | 6.44 tonnes per hectare | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 37.18 tonnes per hectare | 24.42 tonnes per hectare | 12.76 tonnes per hectare | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 44.38 tonnes per hectare | 27.95 tonnes per hectare | 16.44 tonnes per hectare | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 32.15 tonnes per hectare | 27.54 tonnes per hectare | 4.61 tonnes per hectare | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 28.97 tonnes per hectare | 26.78 tonnes per hectare | 2.19 tonnes per hectare | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 29.83 tonnes per hectare | 28.42 tonnes per hectare | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lettuce yields, Netherlands or Spain?
- Netherlands, at 27.88 tonnes per hectare against 27.82 tonnes per hectare in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in lettuce yields between Netherlands and Spain?
- 0.06 tonnes per hectare, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Spain?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Netherlands and Spain rank globally for lettuce yields?
- Netherlands ranks 14th 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.