Lettuce and chicory — Production in Germany
Germany: Lettuce and chicory — Production was 222,350 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Lettuce and chicory — Production in Germany, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, lettuce and chicory — production in Germany stood at 222,350 t.
That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and down 34.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lettuce and chicory — production in Germany peaked at 416,492 t in 2012 and was at its lowest, 65,400 t, in 1962.
That places Germany 11th out of 108 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Lettuce and chicory — Production in Germany, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 78,100 t | — |
| 1962 | 65,400 t | -16.3% |
| 1963 | 70,600 t | +8.0% |
| 1964 | 66,000 t | -6.5% |
| 1965 | 69,900 t | +5.9% |
| 1966 | 77,519 t | +10.9% |
| 1967 | 80,941 t | +4.4% |
| 1968 | 82,436 t | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 81,100 t | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 87,739 t | +8.2% |
| 1971 | 101,058 t | +15.2% |
| 1972 | 96,442 t | -4.6% |
| 1973 | 96,202 t | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 85,556 t | -11.1% |
| 1975 | 84,224 t | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 82,589 t | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 88,082 t | +6.7% |
| 1978 | 92,181 t | +4.7% |
| 1979 | 93,913 t | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 90,767 t | -3.3% |
| 1981 | 92,514 t | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 90,162 t | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 92,515 t | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 92,882 t | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 87,671 t | -5.6% |
| 1986 | 72,252 t | -17.6% |
| 1987 | 92,475 t | +28.0% |
| 1988 | 85,962 t | -7.0% |
| 1989 | 91,807 t | +6.8% |
| 1990 | 100,882 t | +9.9% |
| 1991 | 130,000 t | +28.9% |
| 1992 | 131,137 t | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 122,000 t | -7.0% |
| 1994 | 126,600 t | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 126,000 t | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 156,594 t | +24.3% |
| 1997 | 144,551 t | -7.7% |
| 1998 | 159,608 t | +10.4% |
| 1999 | 184,166 t | +15.4% |
| 2000 | 199,780 t | +8.5% |
| 2001 | 192,820 t | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 218,721 t | +13.4% |
| 2003 | 202,128 t | -7.6% |
| 2004 | 266,851 t | +32.0% |
| 2005 | 253,780 t | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 303,362 t | +19.5% |
| 2007 | 311,859 t | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 316,741 t | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 342,924 t | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 304,041 t | -11.3% |
| 2011 | 312,996 t | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 416,492 t | +33.1% |
| 2013 | 343,880 t | -17.4% |
| 2014 | 341,505 t | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 343,082 t | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 333,034 t | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 353,883 t | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 227,500 t | -35.7% |
| 2019 | 240,450 t | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 226,190 t | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 227,250 t | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 237,900 t | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 211,680 t | -11.0% |
| 2024 | 222,350 t | +5.0% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 222,350 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 9,950 t, 22.3× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Germany's 222,350 t is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12,450 t, 17.9× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 74,666 t | 65,400 t | 82,436 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 90,799 t | 82,589 t | 101,058 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 88,901 t | 72,252 t | 92,882 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 138,154 t | 100,882 t | 184,166 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 260,897 t | 192,820 t | 342,924 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 321,686 t | 227,500 t | 416,492 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 225,074 t | 211,680 t | 237,900 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 8 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 18,331 t compare
- 8 Mexico 512,431 t compare
- 9 Belgium 501,790 t compare
- 10 Democratic Republic of the Congo 14,724 t compare
- 10 France 433,890 t compare
- 11 Polynesia 303.99 t compare
- 12 Australia and New Zealand 196,842 t compare
- 12 Micronesia 0.15 t compare
- 13 Belgium-Luxembourg 188,553 t compare
- 14 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 163,930 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Germany
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0087 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 527.18 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6813 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1786 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lettuce and chicory — production in Germany?
- Lettuce and chicory — production in Germany was 222,350 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest lettuce and chicory — production recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 416,492 t in 2012.
- What is the lowest lettuce and chicory — production recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 65,400 t in 1962.
- How does Germany rank for lettuce and chicory — production?
- Germany ranks 11th out of 108 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lettuce and chicory — production rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Lettuce and chicory — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.