What is lettuce yields in Ireland?

Lettuce yields in Ireland was 27.91 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 Ireland?

The highest recorded value was 29.64 tonnes per hectare in 2000.

What is the lowest lettuce yields recorded in Ireland?

The lowest recorded value was 21.18 tonnes per hectare in 2002.

How does Ireland rank for lettuce yields?

Ireland ranks 13th out of 111 regions with data for 2024.

Is lettuce yields rising or falling in Ireland?

Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Ireland 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.

Lettuce yields in Ireland

Name: Lettuce yields in Ireland
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Ireland: Lettuce yields was 27.91 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)

27.91 tonnes per hectare

Change on year

down 4.5%

Rank

13th

of 111 regions

All-time high

29.64 tonnes per hectare

in 2000

All-time low

21.18 tonnes per hectare

in 2002

Years of data

1990–2024

Lettuce yields in Ireland, 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

The most recent figure for lettuce yields in Ireland is 27.91 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, lettuce yields in Ireland peaked at 29.64 tonnes per hectare in 2000 and was at its lowest, 21.18 tonnes per hectare, in 2002.

Ireland ranks 13th of 111 regions on this measure, in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	26.64 tonnes per hectare	25 tonnes per hectare	29.17 tonnes per hectare	10
2000s	26.02 tonnes per hectare	21.18 tonnes per hectare	29.64 tonnes per hectare	10
2010s	25 tonnes per hectare	23.69 tonnes per hectare	27.27 tonnes per hectare	10
2020s	28.32 tonnes per hectare	27.35 tonnes per hectare	29.24 tonnes per hectare	5

Countries ranked near Ireland

10 Iran 29.93 tonnes per hectare compare
11 Sao Tome and Principe 29.89 tonnes per hectare compare
12 Austria 29.79 tonnes per hectare compare
14 Netherlands 27.88 tonnes per hectare compare
15 Spain 27.82 tonnes per hectare compare
16 Japan 27.74 tonnes per hectare compare

See the full ranking of 111 places →

More agriculture & rural data for Ireland

Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.63 billion current US$ (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.1% (2025)
Rural population 1.94 million (2025)
Rural population growth 1.0% (2025)
Rural population 35.4% (2025)
Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.1% (2025)
Share of GDP from agriculture 1.1% (2025)
Land under cereal production 258,930 hectares (2024)

All data for Ireland →

Frequently asked questions

What is lettuce yields in Ireland?: Lettuce yields in Ireland was 27.91 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 Ireland?: The highest recorded value was 29.64 tonnes per hectare in 2000.
What is the lowest lettuce yields recorded in Ireland?: The lowest recorded value was 21.18 tonnes per hectare in 2002.
How does Ireland rank for lettuce yields?: Ireland ranks 13th out of 111 regions with data for 2024.
Is lettuce yields rising or falling in Ireland?: Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Ireland 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

Indicator: Lettuce yields
Unit: tonnes per hectare
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 111 places, 5,057 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.