Lettuce yields in Reunion
Reunion: Lettuce yields was 14.95 tonnes per hectare in 2006. ▲ Rising
Lettuce yields in Reunion, 1981–2006
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 Reunion is 14.95 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2006.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 33.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lettuce yields in Reunion peaked at 22.08 tonnes per hectare in 2001 and was at its lowest, 11.12 tonnes per hectare, in 1995.
That places Reunion 65th out of 111 countries with data for 2006, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Lettuce yields in Reunion, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 12.85 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1982 | 15 tonnes per hectare | +16.7% |
| 1983 | 13.33 tonnes per hectare | -11.1% |
| 1984 | 12.73 tonnes per hectare | -4.5% |
| 1985 | 13.33 tonnes per hectare | +4.8% |
| 1986 | 12.9 tonnes per hectare | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 13.04 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 13.2 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 12.96 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 13.08 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 12.51 tonnes per hectare | -4.4% |
| 1992 | 12.17 tonnes per hectare | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 11.53 tonnes per hectare | -5.2% |
| 1994 | 11.5 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 11.12 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 11.18 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 12 tonnes per hectare | +7.3% |
| 1998 | 17 tonnes per hectare | +41.7% |
| 1999 | 16.48 tonnes per hectare | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 16.07 tonnes per hectare | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 22.08 tonnes per hectare | +37.4% |
| 2002 | 19.86 tonnes per hectare | -10.1% |
| 2003 | 18.07 tonnes per hectare | -9.0% |
| 2004 | 17.24 tonnes per hectare | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 15.06 tonnes per hectare | -12.7% |
| 2006 | 14.95 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lettuce yields in Reunion changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +41.7% | 12 tonnes per hectare | 17 tonnes per hectare |
| 2001 | +37.4% | 16.07 tonnes per hectare | 22.08 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.26 tonnes per hectare | 12.73 tonnes per hectare | 15 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1990s | 12.86 tonnes per hectare | 11.12 tonnes per hectare | 17 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.62 tonnes per hectare | 14.95 tonnes per hectare | 22.08 tonnes per hectare | 7 |
Countries ranked near Reunion
More agriculture & rural data for Reunion
- Milk per animal 547.87 kilograms per animal (2006)
- Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade -16.4% (2023)
- Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita 13.57 kilograms per hectare (2023)
- Projections for global peak agricultural land 41,627 hectares (2023)
- Agricultural land use 41,627 hectares (2023)
- Nitrogen fertilizer use 389 tonnes (2023)
- Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland 22.21 kilograms per hectare (2023)
- Fertilizer use per capita 0.06 Kilograms per capita (2023)
- Value of agricultural production 18.45 million current US$ (1998)
- Cropland per person over the long-term 0.0219 hectares per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lettuce yields in Reunion?
- Lettuce yields in Reunion was 14.95 tonnes per hectare in 2006, 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 Reunion?
- The highest recorded value was 22.08 tonnes per hectare in 2001.
- What is the lowest lettuce yields recorded in Reunion?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.12 tonnes per hectare in 1995.
- How does Reunion rank for lettuce yields?
- Reunion ranks 65th out of 111 countries with data for 2006.
- Is lettuce yields rising or falling in Reunion?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Reunion 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.