Lettuce yields in Austria
Austria: Lettuce yields was 29.79 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
29.79 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 4.5%
World rank
12th
of 111 countries
All-time high
39.16 tonnes per hectare
in 2002
All-time low
21.46 tonnes per hectare
in 1976
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Lettuce yields in Austria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Austria recorded 29.79 tonnes per hectare for lettuce yields in 2024.
The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lettuce yields in Austria peaked at 39.16 tonnes per hectare in 2002 and was at its lowest, 21.46 tonnes per hectare, in 1976.
That places Austria 12th out of 111 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Lettuce yields in Austria, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 24.11 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 21.58 tonnes per hectare | -10.5% |
| 1963 | 24.97 tonnes per hectare | +15.7% |
| 1964 | 25.1 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 21.52 tonnes per hectare | -14.3% |
| 1966 | 27.45 tonnes per hectare | +27.6% |
| 1967 | 27.81 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 23.9 tonnes per hectare | -14.1% |
| 1969 | 23.16 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 1970 | 22.77 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 22.26 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 25.74 tonnes per hectare | +15.6% |
| 1973 | 25.19 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 24.99 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 26.44 tonnes per hectare | +5.8% |
| 1976 | 21.46 tonnes per hectare | -18.8% |
| 1977 | 26.31 tonnes per hectare | +22.6% |
| 1978 | 26.9 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 25.49 tonnes per hectare | -5.2% |
| 1980 | 27.05 tonnes per hectare | +6.1% |
| 1981 | 28.99 tonnes per hectare | +7.2% |
| 1982 | 30.6 tonnes per hectare | +5.5% |
| 1983 | 29.73 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 30.79 tonnes per hectare | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 30.48 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 29.8 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 28.16 tonnes per hectare | -5.5% |
| 1988 | 31.94 tonnes per hectare | +13.4% |
| 1989 | 30.79 tonnes per hectare | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 30.36 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 29.48 tonnes per hectare | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 28.17 tonnes per hectare | -4.4% |
| 1993 | 30.19 tonnes per hectare | +7.2% |
| 1994 | 28.31 tonnes per hectare | -6.2% |
| 1995 | 27.71 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 31.24 tonnes per hectare | +12.7% |
| 1997 | 32.1 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 28.02 tonnes per hectare | -12.7% |
| 1999 | 32.45 tonnes per hectare | +15.8% |
| 2000 | 38.81 tonnes per hectare | +19.6% |
| 2001 | 38.12 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 39.16 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 32.88 tonnes per hectare | -16.0% |
| 2004 | 35.13 tonnes per hectare | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 36.94 tonnes per hectare | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 37.89 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 38.22 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 36.48 tonnes per hectare | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 34.32 tonnes per hectare | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 32.32 tonnes per hectare | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 30.57 tonnes per hectare | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 32.94 tonnes per hectare | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 30.53 tonnes per hectare | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 27.76 tonnes per hectare | -9.1% |
| 2015 | 25.95 tonnes per hectare | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 29.19 tonnes per hectare | +12.5% |
| 2017 | 29.18 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 25.88 tonnes per hectare | -11.3% |
| 2019 | 30.14 tonnes per hectare | +16.4% |
| 2020 | 30.34 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 31.03 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 31.58 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 31.2 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 29.79 tonnes per hectare | -4.5% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 29.79 tonnes per hectare is above the median for high income countries, which is 20.1 tonnes per hectare, 1.5× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Austria's 29.79 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.75 tonnes per hectare, 1.4× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.4 tonnes per hectare | 21.52 tonnes per hectare | 27.81 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 24.75 tonnes per hectare | 21.46 tonnes per hectare | 26.9 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 29.83 tonnes per hectare | 27.05 tonnes per hectare | 31.94 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.8 tonnes per hectare | 27.71 tonnes per hectare | 32.45 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.8 tonnes per hectare | 32.88 tonnes per hectare | 39.16 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.44 tonnes per hectare | 25.88 tonnes per hectare | 32.94 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.79 tonnes per hectare | 29.79 tonnes per hectare | 31.58 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Austria
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 11.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0126 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 791 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.4906 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3028 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lettuce yields in Austria?
- Lettuce yields in Austria was 29.79 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lettuce yields recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 39.16 tonnes per hectare in 2002.
- What is the lowest lettuce yields recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.46 tonnes per hectare in 1976.
- How does Austria rank for lettuce yields?
- Austria ranks 12th out of 111 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lettuce yields rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lettuce yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.