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Lettuce yields in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico: Lettuce yields was 105.48 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
105.48 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 10.4%
World rank
1st
of 111 countries
All-time high
109.46 tonnes per hectare
in 2018
All-time low
26.5 tonnes per hectare
in 2003
Years of data
22
2003–2024

Lettuce yields in Puerto Rico, 2003–2024

204060801002003201320242003: 26.5 tonnes per hectare2004: 26.5 tonnes per hectare2005: 40.5 tonnes per hectare2006: 36.7 tonnes per hectare2007: 39.8 tonnes per hectare2008: 39.1 tonnes per hectare2009: 41 tonnes per hectare2010: 39.8 tonnes per hectare2011: 43.3 tonnes per hectare2012: 27 tonnes per hectare2013: 58.1 tonnes per hectare2014: 80.1 tonnes per hectare2015: 80.6 tonnes per hectare2016: 82.9 tonnes per hectare2017: 89.4 tonnes per hectare2018: 109.5 tonnes per hectare2019: 97.8 tonnes per hectare2020: 94.4 tonnes per hectare2021: 92.6 tonnes per hectare2022: 84.2 tonnes per hectare2023: 95.5 tonnes per hectare2024: 105.5 tonnes per hectare

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 Puerto Rico stood at 105.48 tonnes per hectare.

The figure is up 10.4% on the previous year and up 31.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, lettuce yields in Puerto Rico peaked at 109.46 tonnes per hectare in 2018 and was at its lowest, 26.5 tonnes per hectare, in 2003.

Puerto Rico ranks 1st of 111 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 35.73 tonnes per hectare 26.5 tonnes per hectare 41.01 tonnes per hectare 7
2010s 70.85 tonnes per hectare 27 tonnes per hectare 109.46 tonnes per hectare 10
2020s 94.45 tonnes per hectare 84.19 tonnes per hectare 105.48 tonnes per hectare 5

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

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  3. 4 Belgium 43.71 tonnes per hectare compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is lettuce yields in Puerto Rico?
Lettuce yields in Puerto Rico was 105.48 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 Puerto Rico?
The highest recorded value was 109.46 tonnes per hectare in 2018.
What is the lowest lettuce yields recorded in Puerto Rico?
The lowest recorded value was 26.5 tonnes per hectare in 2003.
How does Puerto Rico rank for lettuce yields?
Puerto Rico ranks 1st out of 111 countries with data for 2024.
Is lettuce yields rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Puerto Rico 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
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.