Lettuce yields in Belgium
Belgium: Lettuce yields was 43.71 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Lettuce yields in Belgium, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 43.71 tonnes per hectare for lettuce yields in 2024.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lettuce yields in Belgium peaked at 45.93 tonnes per hectare in 2008 and was at its lowest, 24.29 tonnes per hectare, in 2003.
That places Belgium 4th out of 111 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Lettuce yields in Belgium, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24.36 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2001 | 24.89 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 24.37 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 24.29 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 36.34 tonnes per hectare | +49.7% |
| 2005 | 34.62 tonnes per hectare | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 36.61 tonnes per hectare | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 40.21 tonnes per hectare | +9.8% |
| 2008 | 45.93 tonnes per hectare | +14.2% |
| 2009 | 37.76 tonnes per hectare | -17.8% |
| 2010 | 37.28 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 35.76 tonnes per hectare | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 42.69 tonnes per hectare | +19.4% |
| 2013 | 44.75 tonnes per hectare | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 43.92 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 42.64 tonnes per hectare | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 40.62 tonnes per hectare | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 41.73 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 45.53 tonnes per hectare | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 45.77 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 44.8 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 44.09 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 44.86 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 44.17 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 43.71 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 43.71 tonnes per hectare is above the median for high income countries, which is 20.1 tonnes per hectare, 2.2× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 43.71 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.75 tonnes per hectare, 2.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lettuce yields in Belgium 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +49.7% | 24.29 tonnes per hectare | 36.34 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.94 tonnes per hectare | 24.29 tonnes per hectare | 45.93 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.07 tonnes per hectare | 35.76 tonnes per hectare | 45.77 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.32 tonnes per hectare | 43.71 tonnes per hectare | 44.86 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More agriculture & rural data for Belgium
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -0.3325 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0073 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 443.58 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2138 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1233 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lettuce yields in Belgium?
- Lettuce yields in Belgium was 43.71 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 Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 45.93 tonnes per hectare in 2008.
- What is the lowest lettuce yields recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.29 tonnes per hectare in 2003.
- How does Belgium rank for lettuce yields?
- Belgium ranks 4th out of 111 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lettuce yields rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium 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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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.