Lettuce and chicory — Yield in Americas

Americas: Lettuce and chicory — Yield was 30,399 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
30,399 kg/ha
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
4th
of 28 groups
All-time high
33,690 kg/ha
in 2000
All-time low
18,489 kg/ha
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Lettuce and chicory — Yield in Americas, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.

Analysis

Americas recorded 30,399 kg/ha for lettuce and chicory — yield in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, lettuce and chicory — yield in Americas peaked at 33,690 kg/ha in 2000 and was at its lowest, 18,489 kg/ha, in 1961.

That places Americas 4th out of 28 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Lettuce and chicory — Yield in Americas, year by year

Annual values for Lettuce and chicory — Yield in Americas, 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/ha Change
1961 18,489 kg/ha —
1962 20,008 kg/ha +8.2%
1963 19,289 kg/ha -3.6%
1964 19,359 kg/ha +0.4%
1965 19,964 kg/ha +3.1%
1966 20,134 kg/ha +0.9%
1967 20,422 kg/ha +1.4%
1968 20,956 kg/ha +2.6%
1969 20,590 kg/ha -1.7%
1970 20,969 kg/ha +1.8%
1971 22,847 kg/ha +9.0%
1972 23,037 kg/ha +0.8%
1973 23,577 kg/ha +2.3%
1974 23,516 kg/ha -0.3%
1975 24,324 kg/ha +3.4%
1976 25,644 kg/ha +5.4%
1977 26,726 kg/ha +4.2%
1978 26,133 kg/ha -2.2%
1979 25,667 kg/ha -1.8%
1980 27,276 kg/ha +6.3%
1981 28,092 kg/ha +3.0%
1982 28,910 kg/ha +2.9%
1983 27,823 kg/ha -3.8%
1984 29,306 kg/ha +5.3%
1985 28,087 kg/ha -4.2%
1986 27,682 kg/ha -1.4%
1987 30,084 kg/ha +8.7%
1988 29,580 kg/ha -1.7%
1989 31,078 kg/ha +5.1%
1990 31,454 kg/ha +1.2%
1991 31,747 kg/ha +0.9%
1992 31,358 kg/ha -1.2%
1993 30,805 kg/ha -1.8%
1994 30,515 kg/ha -0.9%
1995 30,008 kg/ha -1.7%
1996 27,983 kg/ha -6.7%
1997 33,437 kg/ha +19.5%
1998 30,058 kg/ha -10.1%
1999 32,924 kg/ha +9.5%
2000 33,690 kg/ha +2.3%
2001 33,109 kg/ha -1.7%
2002 33,668 kg/ha +1.7%
2003 32,812 kg/ha -2.5%
2004 33,452 kg/ha +2.0%
2005 33,062 kg/ha -1.2%
2006 31,650 kg/ha -4.3%
2007 31,828 kg/ha +0.6%
2008 31,185 kg/ha -2.0%
2009 30,818 kg/ha -1.2%
2010 32,108 kg/ha +4.2%
2011 32,018 kg/ha -0.3%
2012 31,048 kg/ha -3.0%
2013 29,347 kg/ha -5.5%
2014 29,471 kg/ha +0.4%
2015 29,615 kg/ha +0.5%
2016 30,883 kg/ha +4.3%
2017 29,382 kg/ha -4.9%
2018 27,487 kg/ha -6.4%
2019 29,411 kg/ha +7.0%
2020 30,016 kg/ha +2.1%
2021 28,234 kg/ha -5.9%
2022 28,353 kg/ha +0.4%
2023 30,402 kg/ha +7.2%
2024 30,399 kg/ha -0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 19,912 kg/ha 18,489 kg/ha 20,956 kg/ha 9
1970s 24,244 kg/ha 20,969 kg/ha 26,726 kg/ha 10
1980s 28,792 kg/ha 27,276 kg/ha 31,078 kg/ha 10
1990s 31,029 kg/ha 27,983 kg/ha 33,437 kg/ha 10
2000s 32,527 kg/ha 30,818 kg/ha 33,690 kg/ha 10
2010s 30,077 kg/ha 27,487 kg/ha 32,108 kg/ha 10
2020s 29,481 kg/ha 28,234 kg/ha 30,402 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near Americas

  1. 1 Democratic Republic of the Congo 41,662 kg/ha compare
  2. 1 Puerto Rico 105,478 kg/ha compare
  3. 2 Bahrain 50,000 kg/ha compare
  4. 3 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 29,933 kg/ha compare
  5. 3 Kuwait 49,316 kg/ha compare
  6. 4 Belgium-Luxembourg 47,542 kg/ha compare
  7. 4 Türkiye 27,734 kg/ha compare
  8. 5 Belgium 43,710 kg/ha compare
  9. 5 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 20,891 kg/ha compare
  10. 6 Hungary 41,458 kg/ha compare
  11. 6 Syrian Arab Republic 19,924 kg/ha compare
  12. 7 Congo 39,588 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 147 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is lettuce and chicory — yield in Americas?
Lettuce and chicory — yield in Americas was 30,399 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest lettuce and chicory — yield recorded in Americas?
The highest recorded value was 33,690 kg/ha in 2000.
What is the lowest lettuce and chicory — yield recorded in Americas?
The lowest recorded value was 18,489 kg/ha in 1961.
How does Americas rank for lettuce and chicory — yield?
Americas ranks 4th out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
Is lettuce and chicory — yield rising or falling in Americas?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Americas data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Lettuce and chicory — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Lettuce and chicory — Yield
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
147 places, 7,179 data points, 1961–2024
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