Lettuce yields in United States
United States: Lettuce yields was 36.06 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Lettuce yields in United States, 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
United States recorded 36.06 tonnes per hectare for lettuce yields in 2024.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lettuce yields in United States peaked at 38.72 tonnes per hectare in 2011 and was at its lowest, 19.56 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
United States ranks 8th of 111 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.22 tonnes per hectare | 19.56 tonnes per hectare | 22.46 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 26.13 tonnes per hectare | 22.22 tonnes per hectare | 29.01 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 32.24 tonnes per hectare | 30 tonnes per hectare | 34.66 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.41 tonnes per hectare | 30.53 tonnes per hectare | 37.19 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.93 tonnes per hectare | 35.63 tonnes per hectare | 38.54 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.7 tonnes per hectare | 31.6 tonnes per hectare | 38.72 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.47 tonnes per hectare | 32.11 tonnes per hectare | 36.22 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for United States
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 223.72 billion current US$ (2021)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.9% (2021)
- Rural population 67.70 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.2% (2025)
- Rural population 19.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.9% (2021)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.9% (2021)
- Land under cereal production 54.08 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lettuce yields in United States?
- Lettuce yields in United States was 36.06 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 United States?
- The highest recorded value was 38.72 tonnes per hectare in 2011.
- What is the lowest lettuce yields recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.56 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does United States rank for lettuce yields?
- United States ranks 8th out of 111 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lettuce yields rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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.