Lettuce yields in Italy
Italy: Lettuce yields was 22.86 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Lettuce yields in Italy, 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
In 2024, lettuce yields in Italy stood at 22.86 tonnes per hectare.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lettuce yields in Italy peaked at 24.35 tonnes per hectare in 2022 and was at its lowest, 15.66 tonnes per hectare, in 1968.
Italy ranks 36th of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.08 tonnes per hectare | 15.66 tonnes per hectare | 17.63 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 17.98 tonnes per hectare | 17.38 tonnes per hectare | 18.79 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.75 tonnes per hectare | 16.89 tonnes per hectare | 18.23 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.5 tonnes per hectare | 17.27 tonnes per hectare | 19.29 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.25 tonnes per hectare | 18.29 tonnes per hectare | 20.21 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.93 tonnes per hectare | 19.68 tonnes per hectare | 22.53 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.35 tonnes per hectare | 22.71 tonnes per hectare | 24.35 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More agriculture & rural data for Italy
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 52.70 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.1% (2025)
- Rural population 17.86 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.3% (2025)
- Rural population 30.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.1% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.1% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 3.05 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lettuce yields in Italy?
- Lettuce yields in Italy was 22.86 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 24.35 tonnes per hectare in 2022.
- What is the lowest lettuce yields recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.66 tonnes per hectare in 1968.
- How does Italy rank for lettuce yields?
- Italy ranks 36th out of 111 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lettuce yields rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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.