Lettuce yields in New Zealand
New Zealand: Lettuce yields was 26.81 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Lettuce yields in New Zealand, 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
The most recent figure for lettuce yields in New Zealand is 26.81 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lettuce yields in New Zealand peaked at 36.5 tonnes per hectare in 1999 and was at its lowest, 18.69 tonnes per hectare, in 1970.
That places New Zealand 20th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.58 tonnes per hectare | 20.57 tonnes per hectare | 24.6 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 20.53 tonnes per hectare | 18.69 tonnes per hectare | 22.15 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.95 tonnes per hectare | 19.61 tonnes per hectare | 21.97 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.22 tonnes per hectare | 21.44 tonnes per hectare | 36.5 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.46 tonnes per hectare | 23.69 tonnes per hectare | 27.13 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.44 tonnes per hectare | 26.19 tonnes per hectare | 26.66 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.75 tonnes per hectare | 26.69 tonnes per hectare | 26.81 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for New Zealand
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 10.28 billion current US$ (2023)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.0% (2023)
- Rural population 852,066 (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.3% (2025)
- Rural population 16.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.0% (2023)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.0% (2023)
- Land under cereal production 121,170 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lettuce yields in New Zealand?
- Lettuce yields in New Zealand was 26.81 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 New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 36.5 tonnes per hectare in 1999.
- What is the lowest lettuce yields recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.69 tonnes per hectare in 1970.
- How does New Zealand rank for lettuce yields?
- New Zealand ranks 20th out of 111 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lettuce yields rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand 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.