Lettuce yields in India
India: Lettuce yields was 6.3 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Lettuce yields in India, 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
India recorded 6.3 tonnes per hectare for lettuce yields in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lettuce yields in India peaked at 6.61 tonnes per hectare in 1999 and was at its lowest, 4.55 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
India ranks 98th of 111 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.71 tonnes per hectare | 4.55 tonnes per hectare | 5 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.29 tonnes per hectare | 5 tonnes per hectare | 5.68 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.12 tonnes per hectare | 5.67 tonnes per hectare | 6.49 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.55 tonnes per hectare | 6.46 tonnes per hectare | 6.61 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.46 tonnes per hectare | 6.4 tonnes per hectare | 6.54 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.35 tonnes per hectare | 6.31 tonnes per hectare | 6.39 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.3 tonnes per hectare | 6.3 tonnes per hectare | 6.3 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
More agriculture & rural data for India
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 642.24 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 16.2% (2025)
- Rural population 941.42 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Rural population 64.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.2% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.2% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 107.67 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lettuce yields in India?
- Lettuce yields in India was 6.3 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 6.61 tonnes per hectare in 1999.
- What is the lowest lettuce yields recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.55 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does India rank for lettuce yields?
- India ranks 98th out of 111 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lettuce yields rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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.