Lettuce yields in Finland
Finland: Lettuce yields was 26.56 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Lettuce yields in Finland, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Finland recorded 26.56 tonnes per hectare for lettuce yields in 2024.
That represents a change of down 5.2% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lettuce yields in Finland peaked at 40.79 tonnes per hectare in 2011 and was at its lowest, 12.17 tonnes per hectare, in 1998.
That places Finland 22nd out of 111 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Lettuce yields in Finland, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 18.29 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1991 | 19.25 tonnes per hectare | +5.2% |
| 1992 | 18.81 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 16.68 tonnes per hectare | -11.3% |
| 1994 | 16.74 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 12.67 tonnes per hectare | -24.3% |
| 1996 | 13.26 tonnes per hectare | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 12.52 tonnes per hectare | -5.5% |
| 1998 | 12.17 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 12.64 tonnes per hectare | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 12.76 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 12.6 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 13.78 tonnes per hectare | +9.4% |
| 2003 | 14.87 tonnes per hectare | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 13.65 tonnes per hectare | -8.2% |
| 2005 | 14.77 tonnes per hectare | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 14.85 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 15.7 tonnes per hectare | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 13.89 tonnes per hectare | -11.5% |
| 2009 | 33.37 tonnes per hectare | +140.2% |
| 2010 | 34.22 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 40.79 tonnes per hectare | +19.2% |
| 2012 | 21.22 tonnes per hectare | -48.0% |
| 2013 | 25.78 tonnes per hectare | +21.5% |
| 2014 | 25.34 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 24.36 tonnes per hectare | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 23.89 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 20.14 tonnes per hectare | -15.7% |
| 2018 | 21.42 tonnes per hectare | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 24.76 tonnes per hectare | +15.6% |
| 2020 | 25.95 tonnes per hectare | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 26.3 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 23.96 tonnes per hectare | -8.9% |
| 2023 | 28.02 tonnes per hectare | +16.9% |
| 2024 | 26.56 tonnes per hectare | -5.2% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 26.56 tonnes per hectare is above the median for high income countries, which is 20.1 tonnes per hectare, 1.3× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Finland's 26.56 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.75 tonnes per hectare, 1.3× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lettuce yields in Finland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +140.2% | 13.89 tonnes per hectare | 33.37 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.3 tonnes per hectare | 12.17 tonnes per hectare | 19.25 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.02 tonnes per hectare | 12.6 tonnes per hectare | 33.37 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.19 tonnes per hectare | 20.14 tonnes per hectare | 40.79 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.16 tonnes per hectare | 23.96 tonnes per hectare | 28.02 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 19 Jordan 27.18 tonnes per hectare compare
- 20 New Zealand 26.81 tonnes per hectare compare
- 21 Saudi Arabia 26.74 tonnes per hectare compare
- 23 France 25.55 tonnes per hectare compare
- 24 South Korea 25.48 tonnes per hectare compare
- 25 Czechia 25.11 tonnes per hectare compare
More agriculture & rural data for Finland
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 12.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0261 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,466 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.5476 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2548 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 7.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lettuce yields in Finland?
- Lettuce yields in Finland was 26.56 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 Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 40.79 tonnes per hectare in 2011.
- What is the lowest lettuce yields recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.17 tonnes per hectare in 1998.
- How does Finland rank for lettuce yields?
- Finland ranks 22nd out of 111 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lettuce yields rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland 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.