Lettuce and chicory — Yield in Middle Africa
Middle Africa: Lettuce and chicory — Yield was 41,457 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Lettuce and chicory — Yield in Middle Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lettuce and chicory — yield in Middle Africa is 41,457 kg/ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lettuce and chicory — yield in Middle Africa peaked at 41,624 kg/ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8,960 kg/ha, in 1965.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Lettuce and chicory — Yield in Middle Africa, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 11,183 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 10,388 kg/ha | -7.1% |
| 1963 | 10,325 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 10,821 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 1965 | 8,960 kg/ha | -17.2% |
| 1966 | 9,563 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 1967 | 10,167 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 1968 | 10,167 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 10,000 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 13,333 kg/ha | +33.3% |
| 1971 | 13,333 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 16,667 kg/ha | +25.0% |
| 1973 | 15,000 kg/ha | -10.0% |
| 1974 | 17,500 kg/ha | +16.7% |
| 1975 | 20,000 kg/ha | +14.3% |
| 1976 | 18,000 kg/ha | -10.0% |
| 1977 | 20,000 kg/ha | +11.1% |
| 1978 | 17,500 kg/ha | -12.5% |
| 1979 | 22,000 kg/ha | +25.7% |
| 1980 | 24,000 kg/ha | +9.1% |
| 1981 | 24,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 24,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 26,000 kg/ha | +8.3% |
| 1984 | 26,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 26,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 28,000 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 1987 | 28,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 30,000 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 1989 | 31,000 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 31,372 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 30,000 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 1992 | 30,455 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 30,872 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 31,667 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 31,716 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 32,923 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 32,190 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 31,516 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 30,539 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 31,318 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 30,710 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 31,757 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 31,911 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 32,143 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 32,567 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 32,908 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 31,119 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 32,558 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 33,657 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 33,588 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 36,819 kg/ha | +9.6% |
| 2012 | 39,968 kg/ha | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 40,443 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 40,537 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 39,641 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 40,053 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 40,616 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 41,056 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 41,404 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 41,624 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 41,373 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 41,473 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 41,498 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 41,457 kg/ha | -0.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lettuce and chicory — Yield in Middle Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +33.3% | 10,000 kg/ha | 13,333 kg/ha |
| 1979 | +25.7% | 17,500 kg/ha | 22,000 kg/ha |
| 1972 | +25.0% | 13,333 kg/ha | 16,667 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10,175 kg/ha | 8,960 kg/ha | 11,183 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 17,333 kg/ha | 13,333 kg/ha | 22,000 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 26,700 kg/ha | 24,000 kg/ha | 31,000 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 31,325 kg/ha | 30,000 kg/ha | 32,923 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 32,065 kg/ha | 30,710 kg/ha | 33,657 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 39,412 kg/ha | 33,588 kg/ha | 41,404 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 41,485 kg/ha | 41,373 kg/ha | 41,624 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle Africa
- 1 Democratic Republic of the Congo 41,662 kg/ha compare
- 1 Puerto Rico 105,478 kg/ha compare
- 2 Bahrain 50,000 kg/ha compare
- 3 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 29,933 kg/ha compare
- 3 Kuwait 49,316 kg/ha compare
- 4 Belgium-Luxembourg 47,542 kg/ha compare
- 4 Türkiye 27,734 kg/ha compare
- 5 Belgium 43,710 kg/ha compare
- 5 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 20,891 kg/ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is lettuce and chicory — yield in Middle Africa?
- Lettuce and chicory — yield in Middle Africa was 41,457 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest lettuce and chicory — yield recorded in Middle Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 41,624 kg/ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest lettuce and chicory — yield recorded in Middle Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,960 kg/ha in 1965.
- How does Middle Africa rank for lettuce and chicory — yield?
- Middle Africa ranks 2nd out of 12 groups with data for 2024.
- Is lettuce and chicory — yield rising or falling in Middle Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle Africa 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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