Lettuce and chicory — Yield in China, mainland

China, mainland: Lettuce and chicory — Yield was 23,138 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
23,138 kg/ha
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
30th
of 107 countries
All-time high
28,000 kg/ha
in 1992
All-time low
14,800 kg/ha
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Lettuce and chicory — Yield in China, mainland, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for lettuce and chicory — yield in China, mainland is 23,138 kg/ha, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, lettuce and chicory — yield in China, mainland peaked at 28,000 kg/ha in 1992 and was at its lowest, 14,800 kg/ha, in 1961.

That places China, mainland 30th out of 107 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Lettuce and chicory — Yield in China, mainland, year by year

Annual values for Lettuce and chicory — Yield in China, mainland, 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/ha Change
1961 14,800 kg/ha —
1962 15,905 kg/ha +7.5%
1963 16,556 kg/ha +4.1%
1964 16,625 kg/ha +0.4%
1965 17,500 kg/ha +5.3%
1966 17,867 kg/ha +2.1%
1967 18,000 kg/ha +0.7%
1968 19,143 kg/ha +6.3%
1969 20,714 kg/ha +8.2%
1970 21,600 kg/ha +4.3%
1971 21,818 kg/ha +1.0%
1972 20,727 kg/ha -5.0%
1973 21,750 kg/ha +4.9%
1974 21,917 kg/ha +0.8%
1975 21,833 kg/ha -0.4%
1976 21,833 kg/ha +0.0%
1977 21,833 kg/ha +0.0%
1978 19,559 kg/ha -10.4%
1979 20,923 kg/ha +7.0%
1980 20,231 kg/ha -3.3%
1981 21,571 kg/ha +6.6%
1982 21,333 kg/ha -1.1%
1983 21,250 kg/ha -0.4%
1984 21,765 kg/ha +2.4%
1985 21,667 kg/ha -0.5%
1986 22,222 kg/ha +2.6%
1987 23,333 kg/ha +5.0%
1988 22,947 kg/ha -1.7%
1989 22,800 kg/ha -0.6%
1990 23,886 kg/ha +4.8%
1991 24,000 kg/ha +0.5%
1992 28,000 kg/ha +16.7%
1993 25,000 kg/ha -10.7%
1994 24,706 kg/ha -1.2%
1995 25,000 kg/ha +1.2%
1996 25,714 kg/ha +2.9%
1997 22,541 kg/ha -12.3%
1998 21,731 kg/ha -3.6%
1999 20,690 kg/ha -4.8%
2000 21,970 kg/ha +6.2%
2001 21,714 kg/ha -1.2%
2002 22,500 kg/ha +3.6%
2003 23,810 kg/ha +5.8%
2004 21,000 kg/ha -11.8%
2005 22,194 kg/ha +5.7%
2006 22,095 kg/ha -0.4%
2007 22,430 kg/ha +1.5%
2008 22,936 kg/ha +2.3%
2009 23,364 kg/ha +1.9%
2010 23,091 kg/ha -1.2%
2011 23,561 kg/ha +2.0%
2012 24,348 kg/ha +3.3%
2013 23,684 kg/ha -2.7%
2014 23,462 kg/ha -0.9%
2015 23,708 kg/ha +1.0%
2016 23,619 kg/ha -0.4%
2017 23,613 kg/ha -0.0%
2018 23,700 kg/ha +0.4%
2019 23,661 kg/ha -0.2%
2020 23,639 kg/ha -0.1%
2021 22,797 kg/ha -3.6%
2022 23,360 kg/ha +2.5%
2023 23,262 kg/ha -0.4%
2024 23,138 kg/ha -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 17,457 kg/ha 14,800 kg/ha 20,714 kg/ha 9
1970s 21,379 kg/ha 19,559 kg/ha 21,917 kg/ha 10
1980s 21,912 kg/ha 20,231 kg/ha 23,333 kg/ha 10
1990s 24,127 kg/ha 20,690 kg/ha 28,000 kg/ha 10
2000s 22,401 kg/ha 21,000 kg/ha 23,810 kg/ha 10
2010s 23,645 kg/ha 23,091 kg/ha 24,348 kg/ha 10
2020s 23,239 kg/ha 22,797 kg/ha 23,639 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near China, mainland

  1. 27 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 23,732 kg/ha compare
  2. 27 Caribbean 8,966 kg/ha compare
  3. 28 Mexico 23,564 kg/ha compare
  4. 29 Niger 23,169 kg/ha compare
  5. 31 China 23,136 kg/ha compare
  6. 32 French Guiana 23,000 kg/ha compare
  7. 33 Poland 22,964 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 147 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is lettuce and chicory — yield in China, mainland?
Lettuce and chicory — yield in China, mainland was 23,138 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest lettuce and chicory — yield recorded in China, mainland?
The highest recorded value was 28,000 kg/ha in 1992.
What is the lowest lettuce and chicory — yield recorded in China, mainland?
The lowest recorded value was 14,800 kg/ha in 1961.
How does China, mainland rank for lettuce and chicory — yield?
China, mainland ranks 30th out of 107 countries with data for 2024.
Is lettuce and chicory — yield rising or falling in China, mainland?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this China, mainland 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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