Lettuce yields in Egypt
Egypt: Lettuce yields was 20.05 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Lettuce yields in Egypt, 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
The most recent figure for lettuce yields in Egypt is 20.05 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lettuce yields in Egypt peaked at 28.75 tonnes per hectare in 2000 and was at its lowest, 17.35 tonnes per hectare, in 1980.
Egypt ranks 45th of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.54 tonnes per hectare | 19.05 tonnes per hectare | 23.73 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 20.73 tonnes per hectare | 18.25 tonnes per hectare | 23.46 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.43 tonnes per hectare | 17.35 tonnes per hectare | 22.37 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.88 tonnes per hectare | 21.41 tonnes per hectare | 26.75 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.29 tonnes per hectare | 20.27 tonnes per hectare | 28.75 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.07 tonnes per hectare | 20 tonnes per hectare | 24.93 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.33 tonnes per hectare | 19.79 tonnes per hectare | 21.08 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More agriculture & rural data for Egypt
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 60.46 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 16.6% (2025)
- Rural population 67.58 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.4% (2025)
- Rural population 57.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.6% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.6% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 3.16 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lettuce yields in Egypt?
- Lettuce yields in Egypt was 20.05 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 Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 28.75 tonnes per hectare in 2000.
- What is the lowest lettuce yields recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.35 tonnes per hectare in 1980.
- How does Egypt rank for lettuce yields?
- Egypt ranks 45th out of 111 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lettuce yields rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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.