Lettuce yields in Japan
Japan: Lettuce yields was 27.74 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
27.74 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
16th
of 111 countries
All-time high
27.78 tonnes per hectare
in 2022
All-time low
17.93 tonnes per hectare
in 1965
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Lettuce yields in Japan, 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 Japan stood at 27.74 tonnes per hectare.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lettuce yields in Japan peaked at 27.78 tonnes per hectare in 2022 and was at its lowest, 17.93 tonnes per hectare, in 1965.
That places Japan 16th out of 111 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Lettuce yields in Japan, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 19.11 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 19.26 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 19.18 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 19.29 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 17.93 tonnes per hectare | -7.0% |
| 1966 | 19.44 tonnes per hectare | +8.4% |
| 1967 | 19.52 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 20.55 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 1969 | 19.88 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 18.67 tonnes per hectare | -6.1% |
| 1971 | 18.28 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 19.45 tonnes per hectare | +6.4% |
| 1973 | 18.92 tonnes per hectare | -2.7% |
| 1974 | 19.53 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 19.73 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 19.57 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 20.96 tonnes per hectare | +7.1% |
| 1978 | 21.23 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 20.57 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 1980 | 20.7 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 21.67 tonnes per hectare | +4.7% |
| 1982 | 21.99 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 21.28 tonnes per hectare | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 22.63 tonnes per hectare | +6.3% |
| 1985 | 22.07 tonnes per hectare | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 23.5 tonnes per hectare | +6.5% |
| 1987 | 23.43 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 22.52 tonnes per hectare | -3.9% |
| 1989 | 23.15 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 23.11 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 22.62 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 23.71 tonnes per hectare | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 22.22 tonnes per hectare | -6.3% |
| 1994 | 23.67 tonnes per hectare | +6.5% |
| 1995 | 24.2 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 24.81 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 24.89 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 23.55 tonnes per hectare | -5.4% |
| 1999 | 24.91 tonnes per hectare | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 24.42 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 25.31 tonnes per hectare | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 25.53 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 24.82 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 23.36 tonnes per hectare | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 25.66 tonnes per hectare | +9.8% |
| 2006 | 26.1 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 26.01 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 26.42 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 26.69 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 25.74 tonnes per hectare | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 26.08 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 27.09 tonnes per hectare | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 27.18 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 27.13 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 26.42 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 27.12 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 26.75 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 26.99 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 27.27 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 27.24 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 27.34 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 27.78 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 27.72 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 27.74 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 27.74 tonnes per hectare is above the median for high income countries, which is 20.1 tonnes per hectare, 1.4× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Japan's 27.74 tonnes per hectare is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 17.63 tonnes per hectare, 1.6× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.35 tonnes per hectare | 17.93 tonnes per hectare | 20.55 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 19.69 tonnes per hectare | 18.28 tonnes per hectare | 21.23 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 22.3 tonnes per hectare | 20.7 tonnes per hectare | 23.5 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.77 tonnes per hectare | 22.22 tonnes per hectare | 24.91 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.43 tonnes per hectare | 23.36 tonnes per hectare | 26.69 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.78 tonnes per hectare | 25.74 tonnes per hectare | 27.27 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.56 tonnes per hectare | 27.24 tonnes per hectare | 27.78 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More agriculture & rural data for Japan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0096 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 323.87 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.077 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.0% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lettuce yields in Japan?
- Lettuce yields in Japan was 27.74 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 Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 27.78 tonnes per hectare in 2022.
- What is the lowest lettuce yields recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.93 tonnes per hectare in 1965.
- How does Japan rank for lettuce yields?
- Japan ranks 16th out of 111 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lettuce yields rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan 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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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.