Lettuce and chicory — Production by country
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area...
What the numbers show
Lettuce and chicory — Production is currently reported for 116 countries. The highest value is 14.70 million t in China; the lowest is 0 t in French Guiana.
The median across all reporting countries is 12,077 t, and the mean is 336,043 t.
Over the past decade 64 countries rose and 50 fell. The largest increase was in Yemen (up 1,079.5%), and the largest decrease in French Guiana (down 100.0%).
Lettuce and chicory — Production: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 14.70 million t | 2024 | up 5.9% | volatile |
| 2 | China, mainland | 14.69 million t | 2024 | up 5.9% | volatile |
| 3 | India | 1.17 million t | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 4 | Spain | 916,400 t | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 5 | Italy | 688,680 t | 2024 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 6 | Niger | 667,661 t | 2024 | up 640.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Türkiye | 602,848 t | 2024 | up 33.5% | volatile |
| 8 | Japan | 555,776 t | 2024 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 9 | Mexico | 512,431 t | 2024 | up 26.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Belgium | 501,790 t | 2024 | up 852.2% | volatile |
| 11 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 434,852 t | 2024 | up 5.7% | volatile |
| 12 | France | 433,890 t | 2024 | up 82.3% | falling |
| 13 | Germany | 222,350 t | 2024 | down 34.9% | volatile |
| 14 | Australia and New Zealand | 196,842 t | 2024 | up 19.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 188,553 t | 1999 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 16 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 163,930 t | 2024 | up 84.2% | rising |
| 17 | Australia | 162,418 t | 2024 | up 32.5% | volatile |
| 18 | Malaysia | 148,196 t | 2024 | up 120.1% | volatile |
| 19 | Colombia | 120,717 t | 2024 | up 55.2% | volatile |
| 20 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 109,402 t | 2024 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 21 | Republic of Korea | 106,537 t | 2024 | down 2.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Guatemala | 104,813 t | 2024 | up 34.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Chile | 103,850 t | 2024 | up 13.9% | volatile |
| 24 | Egypt | 98,491 t | 2024 | down 13.0% | rising |
| 25 | Guinea | 88,028 t | 2024 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 26 | Canada | 77,502 t | 2024 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 27 | Tunisia | 76,630 t | 2024 | up 2.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 76,223 t | 2024 | up 21.4% | volatile |
| 29 | Mali | 69,830 t | 2024 | up 48.2% | rising |
| 30 | Peru | 67,341 t | 2024 | up 4.7% | volatile |
| 31 | Poland | 64,300 t | 2024 | up 84.9% | volatile |
| 32 | Portugal | 57,100 t | 2024 | down 9.7% | volatile |
| 33 | Switzerland | 53,218 t | 2024 | down 28.5% | rising |
| 34 | Greece | 46,770 t | 2024 | down 22.8% | rising |
| 35 | Austria | 43,490 t | 2024 | down 3.2% | volatile |
| 36 | Syrian Arab Republic | 41,142 t | 2024 | down 18.6% | rising |
| 37 | Bangladesh | 41,003 t | 2018 | up 20.9% | falling |
| 38 | Jordan | 39,515 t | 2024 | down 22.3% | volatile |
| 39 | New Zealand | 34,424 t | 2024 | down 18.7% | rising |
| 40 | Caribbean | 34,415 t | 2024 | up 72.2% | rising |
| 41 | Thailand | 32,125 t | 2024 | up 6.3% | volatile |
| 42 | Sweden | 30,610 t | 2024 | down 19.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Lebanon | 25,866 t | 2024 | down 22.6% | rising |
| 44 | Albania | 23,444 t | 2024 | up 98.5% | volatile |
| 45 | Saudi Arabia | 21,662 t | 2024 | up 56.1% | rising |
| 46 | Iraq | 21,429 t | 2024 | down 84.5% | volatile |
| 47 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 18,331 t | 2024 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 48 | Czechoslovakia | 17,094 t | 1992 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 49 | Jamaica | 17,053 t | 2024 | up 50.9% | volatile |
| 50 | Ecuador | 16,829 t | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 51 | Norway | 16,600 t | 2024 | up 32.2% | volatile |
| 52 | Czechia | 16,320 t | 2024 | up 638.1% | volatile |
| 53 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 14,724 t | 2024 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 54 | Kuwait | 14,509 t | 2024 | up 68.7% | volatile |
| 55 | Finland | 13,280 t | 2024 | down 19.7% | volatile |
| 56 | Denmark | 13,100 t | 2024 | up 25.2% | volatile |
| 57 | Slovenia | 12,450 t | 2024 | down 33.0% | rising |
| 58 | Dominican Republic | 12,272 t | 2024 | up 238.9% | rising |
| 59 | Israel | 11,882 t | 2024 | down 57.3% | volatile |
| 60 | Ethiopia | 10,056 t | 2024 | up 91.5% | volatile |
| 61 | Hungary | 9,950 t | 2024 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 62 | Philippines | 8,317 t | 2024 | up 104.8% | rising |
| 63 | Mauritius | 6,333 t | 2024 | up 353.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Ireland | 6,140 t | 2024 | down 22.3% | volatile |
| 65 | Morocco | 5,468 t | 2024 | up 6.1% | volatile |
| 66 | Croatia | 5,280 t | 2024 | up 197.8% | volatile |
| 67 | Uzbekistan | 5,081 t | 2024 | up 15.5% | volatile |
| 68 | Nepal | 4,986 t | 2024 | up 18.7% | volatile |
| 69 | Martinique | 4,800 t | 2006 | down 38.5% | volatile |
| 70 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 4,246 t | 2024 | down 5.4% | volatile |
| 71 | Palestine | 3,152 t | 2022 | up 135.9% | flat |
| 72 | Cyprus | 2,950 t | 2024 | up 49.4% | volatile |
| 73 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2,583 t | 2024 | down 57.7% | falling |
| 74 | Guadeloupe | 2,500 t | 2006 | down 17.5% | rising |
| 75 | Panama | 2,204 t | 2024 | down 51.7% | rising |
| 76 | Malta | 2,190 t | 2024 | down 48.2% | falling |
| 77 | Puerto Rico | 2,061 t | 2024 | up 133.7% | volatile |
| 78 | Romania | 2,010 t | 2024 | down 39.7% | volatile |
| 79 | Honduras | 1,895 t | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 80 | Bulgaria | 1,840 t | 2024 | down 66.5% | volatile |
| 81 | Kyrgyzstan | 1,768 t | 2024 | up 26.3% | volatile |
| 82 | Lithuania | 1,630 t | 2024 | down 42.0% | falling |
| 83 | Ukraine | 1,600 t | 2024 | down 82.8% | volatile |
| 84 | Bahrain | 1,300 t | 2024 | up 62.8% | volatile |
| 85 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1,228 t | 2024 | down 42.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Singapore | 1,029 t | 2024 | up 125.7% | volatile |
| 87 | Luxembourg | 990 t | 2024 | up 131.8% | volatile |
| 88 | Yemen | 861 t | 1993 | up 1,079.5% | volatile |
| 89 | Congo | 856.97 t | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 90 | Haiti | 749.82 t | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 91 | Cabo Verde | 690 t | 2024 | down 62.8% | volatile |
| 92 | Costa Rica | 560.64 t | 2024 | up 1.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Barbados | 559.84 t | 2024 | up 78.9% | volatile |
| 94 | Qatar | 466.03 t | 2024 | down 17.8% | volatile |
| 95 | Latvia | 400 t | 2024 | up 63.3% | volatile |
| 96 | United Arab Emirates | 390.43 t | 2024 | down 27.6% | volatile |
| 97 | Pakistan | 371 t | 2024 | down 6.3% | volatile |
| 98 | French Polynesia | 303.99 t | 2024 | down 12.8% | volatile |
| 98 | Polynesia | 303.99 t | 2024 | down 12.8% | volatile |
| 100 | Zimbabwe | 203.51 t | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 101 | Kenya | 195 t | 2024 | down 93.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Saint Lucia | 194.19 t | 2024 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 103 | North Macedonia | 185.26 t | 2024 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 104 | Bahamas | 131.04 t | 2024 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 105 | Dominica | 115.38 t | 2024 | down 3.8% | volatile |
| 106 | Madagascar | 101.5 t | 2024 | down 44.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Slovakia | 90 t | 2024 | down 59.6% | volatile |
| 108 | Sao Tome and Principe | 82.14 t | 2024 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 109 | Antigua and Barbuda | 37.22 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 110 | Grenada | 13 t | 2024 | down 97.9% | volatile |
| 111 | Brunei Darussalam | 9.33 t | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 112 | Djibouti | 0.41 t | 2024 | down 75.9% | volatile |
| 113 | Nauru | 0.15 t | 2024 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 113 | Micronesia | 0.15 t | 2024 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 115 | Estonia | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 115 | French Guiana | 0 t | 2006 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 28.23 million t
- Asia 17.96 million t
- Eastern Asia 15.36 million t
- Americas 5.54 million t
- Northern America 4.48 million t
- United States of America 4.40 million t
- Europe 3.46 million t
- European Union (27) 3.26 million t
- Southern Europe 1.76 million t
- Southern Asia 1.61 million t
- Western Europe 1.42 million t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 1.26 million t
About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.