Lettuce yields in Turkey
Turkey: Lettuce yields was 27.73 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
27.73 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 3.9%
World rank
17th
of 111 countries
All-time high
27.73 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
All-time low
9.68 tonnes per hectare
in 1982
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Lettuce yields in Turkey, 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
Turkey recorded 27.73 tonnes per hectare for lettuce yields in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 32.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lettuce yields in Turkey peaked at 27.73 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.68 tonnes per hectare, in 1982.
Turkey ranks 17th of 111 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Lettuce yields in Turkey, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 15.94 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 15.59 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 1963 | 16.18 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
| 1964 | 16 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 16.11 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 16 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 16 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 17.03 tonnes per hectare | +6.4% |
| 1969 | 15.19 tonnes per hectare | -10.8% |
| 1970 | 17.14 tonnes per hectare | +12.9% |
| 1971 | 16.88 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 16.88 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 15.87 tonnes per hectare | -6.0% |
| 1974 | 16.67 tonnes per hectare | +5.0% |
| 1975 | 16.76 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 16.57 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 15.38 tonnes per hectare | -7.2% |
| 1978 | 15 tonnes per hectare | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 15.5 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 17.5 tonnes per hectare | +12.9% |
| 1981 | 12.7 tonnes per hectare | -27.5% |
| 1982 | 9.68 tonnes per hectare | -23.7% |
| 1983 | 9.86 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 11.43 tonnes per hectare | +15.9% |
| 1985 | 11.47 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 11.54 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 12.44 tonnes per hectare | +7.9% |
| 1988 | 12.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 12.99 tonnes per hectare | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 13.98 tonnes per hectare | +7.6% |
| 1991 | 15 tonnes per hectare | +7.3% |
| 1992 | 14.59 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 15.58 tonnes per hectare | +6.8% |
| 1994 | 15.53 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 16.16 tonnes per hectare | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 15.75 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 15.3 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 16.04 tonnes per hectare | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 15.79 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 16.58 tonnes per hectare | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 16.61 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 16.89 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 16.86 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 17.24 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 18.72 tonnes per hectare | +8.6% |
| 2006 | 19.37 tonnes per hectare | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 19.75 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 19.39 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 19.67 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 19.98 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 20.07 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 19.9 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 20.48 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 20.97 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 21.11 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 21.6 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 22.24 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 22.72 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 23.15 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 23.84 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 25.58 tonnes per hectare | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 25.94 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 26.68 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 27.73 tonnes per hectare | +3.9% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 27.73 tonnes per hectare is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16 tonnes per hectare, 1.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 27.73 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.75 tonnes per hectare, 1.3× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lettuce yields in Turkey 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | -27.5% | 17.5 tonnes per hectare | 12.7 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16 tonnes per hectare | 15.19 tonnes per hectare | 17.03 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 16.27 tonnes per hectare | 15 tonnes per hectare | 17.14 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.21 tonnes per hectare | 9.68 tonnes per hectare | 17.5 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.37 tonnes per hectare | 13.98 tonnes per hectare | 16.16 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.11 tonnes per hectare | 16.58 tonnes per hectare | 19.75 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.22 tonnes per hectare | 19.9 tonnes per hectare | 23.15 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.95 tonnes per hectare | 23.84 tonnes per hectare | 27.73 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More agriculture & rural data for Turkey
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0521 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 968.94 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.9904 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1051 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 5.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 5.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lettuce yields in Turkey?
- Lettuce yields in Turkey was 27.73 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 Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 27.73 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest lettuce yields recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.68 tonnes per hectare in 1982.
- How does Turkey rank for lettuce yields?
- Turkey ranks 17th out of 111 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lettuce yields rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey 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.