Lettuce yields in French Guiana
French Guiana: Lettuce yields was 23 tonnes per hectare in 2005. ▼ Falling
Lettuce yields in French Guiana, 1985–2005
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2005, lettuce yields in French Guiana stood at 23 tonnes per hectare. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 58.6% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lettuce yields in French Guiana peaked at 23 tonnes per hectare in 2001 and was at its lowest, 14.5 tonnes per hectare, in 2004.
French Guiana ranks 34th of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 20 tonnes per hectare | 19.48 tonnes per hectare | 20.48 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
| 1990s | 20.71 tonnes per hectare | 19 tonnes per hectare | 21.67 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 2000s | 19.17 tonnes per hectare | 14.5 tonnes per hectare | 23 tonnes per hectare | 6 |
Countries ranked near French Guiana
More agriculture & rural data for French Guiana
- Milk per animal 694.31 kilograms per animal (2006)
- Agricultural land use 42,004 hectares (2023)
- Projections for global peak agricultural land 42,004 hectares (2023)
- Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita 64.53 kilograms per hectare (2023)
- Fertilizer use per capita 3.08 Kilograms per capita (2023)
- Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade 46.4% (2023)
- Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland 171.53 kilograms per hectare (2023)
- Nitrogen fertilizer use 1,060 tonnes (2023)
- Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land 0.7826 (2019)
- Agricultural land use per person 0.136 hectares per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lettuce yields in French Guiana?
- Lettuce yields in French Guiana was 23 tonnes per hectare in 2005, 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 French Guiana?
- The highest recorded value was 23 tonnes per hectare in 2001.
- What is the lowest lettuce yields recorded in French Guiana?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.5 tonnes per hectare in 2004.
- How does French Guiana rank for lettuce yields?
- French Guiana ranks 34th out of 111 countries with data for 2005.
- Is lettuce yields rising or falling in French Guiana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this French Guiana 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.