Lettuce yields in Greece
Greece: Lettuce yields was 20.79 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
20.79 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 13.4%
World rank
42nd
of 111 countries
All-time high
21.25 tonnes per hectare
in 1984
All-time low
13.38 tonnes per hectare
in 1970
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Lettuce yields in Greece, 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
Greece recorded 20.79 tonnes per hectare for lettuce yields in 2024.
The figure is up 13.4% on the previous year and up 35.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lettuce yields in Greece peaked at 21.25 tonnes per hectare in 1984 and was at its lowest, 13.38 tonnes per hectare, in 1970.
That places Greece 42nd out of 111 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Lettuce yields in Greece, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 14.75 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 13.9 tonnes per hectare | -5.7% |
| 1963 | 15 tonnes per hectare | +7.9% |
| 1964 | 14.45 tonnes per hectare | -3.6% |
| 1965 | 14.36 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 14.02 tonnes per hectare | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 13.78 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 14.04 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 19.31 tonnes per hectare | +37.5% |
| 1970 | 13.38 tonnes per hectare | -30.7% |
| 1971 | 14.04 tonnes per hectare | +4.9% |
| 1972 | 17.12 tonnes per hectare | +21.9% |
| 1973 | 15.99 tonnes per hectare | -6.6% |
| 1974 | 18.42 tonnes per hectare | +15.2% |
| 1975 | 17.99 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 19.07 tonnes per hectare | +6.0% |
| 1977 | 18.54 tonnes per hectare | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 18.82 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 19.71 tonnes per hectare | +4.7% |
| 1980 | 19.62 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 19.42 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 18.55 tonnes per hectare | -4.4% |
| 1983 | 18.6 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 21.25 tonnes per hectare | +14.2% |
| 1985 | 19.83 tonnes per hectare | -6.7% |
| 1986 | 20.42 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 19.37 tonnes per hectare | -5.2% |
| 1988 | 19.13 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 20.23 tonnes per hectare | +5.7% |
| 1990 | 17.96 tonnes per hectare | -11.2% |
| 1991 | 19.33 tonnes per hectare | +7.6% |
| 1992 | 18.76 tonnes per hectare | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 19.03 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 18.82 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 18.54 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 17.83 tonnes per hectare | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 16.68 tonnes per hectare | -6.4% |
| 1998 | 16.42 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 18.17 tonnes per hectare | +10.7% |
| 2000 | 19.58 tonnes per hectare | +7.8% |
| 2001 | 18.34 tonnes per hectare | -6.4% |
| 2002 | 18.71 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 16.82 tonnes per hectare | -10.1% |
| 2004 | 19.15 tonnes per hectare | +13.9% |
| 2005 | 19.18 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 16.68 tonnes per hectare | -13.0% |
| 2007 | 14.76 tonnes per hectare | -11.5% |
| 2008 | 15.36 tonnes per hectare | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 15.36 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 15.02 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 15.1 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 14.27 tonnes per hectare | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 15.01 tonnes per hectare | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 15.38 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 15.6 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 15.81 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 14.61 tonnes per hectare | -7.6% |
| 2018 | 17.24 tonnes per hectare | +18.0% |
| 2019 | 18.23 tonnes per hectare | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 18.08 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 19.07 tonnes per hectare | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 18.74 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 18.33 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 20.79 tonnes per hectare | +13.4% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 20.79 tonnes per hectare is above the median for high income countries, which is 20.1 tonnes per hectare, 1.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Greece's 20.79 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.75 tonnes per hectare, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.84 tonnes per hectare | 13.78 tonnes per hectare | 19.31 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 17.31 tonnes per hectare | 13.38 tonnes per hectare | 19.71 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.64 tonnes per hectare | 18.55 tonnes per hectare | 21.25 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.15 tonnes per hectare | 16.42 tonnes per hectare | 19.33 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.39 tonnes per hectare | 14.76 tonnes per hectare | 19.58 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.63 tonnes per hectare | 14.27 tonnes per hectare | 18.23 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 19 tonnes per hectare | 18.08 tonnes per hectare | 20.79 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More agriculture & rural data for Greece
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0357 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 962.12 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2078 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lettuce yields in Greece?
- Lettuce yields in Greece was 20.79 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 21.25 tonnes per hectare in 1984.
- What is the lowest lettuce yields recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.38 tonnes per hectare in 1970.
- How does Greece rank for lettuce yields?
- Greece ranks 42nd out of 111 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lettuce yields rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.