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Lettuce yields in Belgium

Belgium: Lettuce yields was 43.71 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
43.71 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
4th
of 111 countries
All-time high
45.93 tonnes per hectare
in 2008
All-time low
24.29 tonnes per hectare
in 2003
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Lettuce yields in Belgium, 2000–2024

010203040502000201220242000: 24.4 tonnes per hectare2001: 24.9 tonnes per hectare2002: 24.4 tonnes per hectare2003: 24.3 tonnes per hectare2004: 36.3 tonnes per hectare2005: 34.6 tonnes per hectare2006: 36.6 tonnes per hectare2007: 40.2 tonnes per hectare2008: 45.9 tonnes per hectare2009: 37.8 tonnes per hectare2010: 37.3 tonnes per hectare2011: 35.8 tonnes per hectare2012: 42.7 tonnes per hectare2013: 44.8 tonnes per hectare2014: 43.9 tonnes per hectare2015: 42.6 tonnes per hectare2016: 40.6 tonnes per hectare2017: 41.7 tonnes per hectare2018: 45.5 tonnes per hectare2019: 45.8 tonnes per hectare2020: 44.8 tonnes per hectare2021: 44.1 tonnes per hectare2022: 44.9 tonnes per hectare2023: 44.2 tonnes per hectare2024: 43.7 tonnes per hectare

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 1 Puerto Rico 105.48 tonnes per hectare compare
  2. 2 Bahrain 50 tonnes per hectare compare
  3. 3 Kuwait 49.32 tonnes per hectare compare
  4. 5 Democratic Republic of Congo 41.66 tonnes per hectare compare
  5. 6 Hungary 41.46 tonnes per hectare compare
  6. 7 Congo 39.59 tonnes per hectare compare

See the full ranking of 111 places →

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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

Indicator
Lettuce yields
Unit
tonnes per hectare
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 5,057 data points, 1961–2024
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.