Lettuce and Chicory Consumption by Country
China reported 13,023,380 tonnes of lettuce and chicory food supply in 2023, 54.0 percent of the listed total. The United States came second at 4,331,764 tonnes and India third at 1,073,109. Per person, Belgium led at 119.02 grams a day. Spain fell to zero, while Iran added 165,962 tonnes. All figures count food available for human consumption, not actual intake.
China Leads a Wide Field
China led at 13,023,380 tonnes, 3.01 times the United States. India sat third at 1,073,109 tonnes, ahead of Italy at 567,415 and Belgium at 508,824. The top three held 76.4 percent of the 24,132,902-tonne total, and the top five 80.8 percent. Türkiye, France, Iran, Germany and Niger closed the top ten between 305,436 and 483,207 tonnes. Of all 169 countries in the file, 168 carried a 2023 value.
Across the 168 countries in both 2022 and 2023, supply edged up 0.3 percent, from 24,055,996 tonnes, a gain of 76,906. Spain fell to zero from 87,283 tonnes; with a zero base, no percentage applies. FAO lists zero for Spain in 2023 after 87,283 in 2022; zeros after large values are worth checking against the source. Iran added 165,962 tonnes, up 79.4 percent. The United States added 127,236 tonnes. The Netherlands shed 138,371 tonnes, down 63.4 percent. Mexico added 79,561 tonnes, up 87.4 percent. Belgium shed 42,201 tonnes and France 30,265. Australia added 20,509 tonnes, up 17.0 percent. Among the 165 countries in both 2019 and 2023, supply grew 2.6 percent, from 23,518,272 tonnes, a gain of 613,735. The United States added 503,028 tonnes, up 13.1 percent, and China 456,032. The Netherlands shed 166,996 tonnes, down 67.7 percent. Colombia shed 109,313 tonnes, down 49.8 percent. Niger added 106,981 tonnes, up 53.9 percent from 198,455. The United Kingdom shed 90,025 tonnes, down 33.4 percent. Spain fell to zero from 67,626 tonnes over five years. One country left over the period, against three arrivals. Belgium's 119.02 grams a day topped the per-person table, ahead of the United States at 34.55 and Niger at 31.99. Macau followed at 29.18 grams and Italy at 26.13. Switzerland sat at 25.27 grams. Canada closed the per-person top ten at 21.09 grams. China, the volume leader, sat at 25.08 grams per person. Iran sat at 11.34 grams after adding 165,962 tonnes in the latest year. In 2023, China had the largest listed lettuce and chicory food supply at 13,023,380 tonnes, equal to 54.0 percent of the listed total. The United States ranked second at 4,331,764 tonnes and India third at 1,073,109 tonnes. Belgium had the highest food supply per person at 119.02 grams per person per day. Spain reported zero supply after 87,283 tonnes in 2022. From 2019 to 2023, the listed supply total increased by 613,735 tonnes, or 2.6 percent, among countries reported in both years. This page follows the SUA item labelled Lettuce and chicory and counts only its rows; World, regional and aggregate rows are not in the table. The annual listed supply total is the sum of country rows with a reported 2023 value. Food here means supply available for people to eat in the reference year, not amounts eaten. For lettuce and chicory, tonnage follows element 5141 and daily grams follow element 665 across 2019 to 2023. A change is measured from the earlier year; none is stated from a zero base. Only countries present in both compared years enter a change. A reported zero is not a blank, and blanks never stand in for zeros. The file holds 169 countries after removing World, regional and aggregate rows; 168 carry 2023 values. A total exit reshapes an otherwise growing total. The numbers describe food available for human consumption. Source: FAO FAOSTAT, compiled by StatsGeo.Spain Goes to Zero
Lettuce and Chicory Consumption
America and China Drive Five Years
Belgium Leads Per Person
Key Facts
What Lettuce Covers
Lettuce and Chicory Consumption by Country
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1
12.57M
24.19
12.63M
24.26
13.07M
25.1
13.03M
25.05
13.02M
25.08
2
3.83M
31.05
3.5M
28.23
3.16M
25.44
4.2M
33.73
4.33M
34.55
3
1.02M
2.02
1.04M
2.02
1.06M
2.05
1.07M
2.05
1.07M
2.04
4
644.35K
29.36
626.63K
28.66
600.94K
27.56
558.58K
25.67
567.42K
26.13
5
487.62K
116.26
497.65K
118.15
513.47K
121.58
551.03K
129.68
508.82K
119.02
6
420.11K
13.48
440.84K
14.03
453.87K
14.34
475.67K
14.97
483.21K
15.17
7
454.84K
18.96
495.52K
20.6
475.41K
19.71
440.36K
18.2
410.09K
16.91
8
343.48K
10.81
381.27K
11.91
361.87K
11.21
209.02K
6.4
374.98K
11.34
9
344.64K
11.3
344.63K
11.29
358.54K
11.74
340.17K
11.08
319.79K
10.36
10
198.46K
23.69
259.24K
29.95
280.09K
31.32
285.85K
30.94
305.44K
31.99
11
303.8K
22.03
274.29K
19.69
285.01K
20.31
289.59K
20.44
302.53K
21.09
12
269.85K
11.02
287.95K
11.71
262.12K
10.61
191.82K
7.71
179.83K
7.17
13
185.6K
4.04
216.27K
4.67
23.18K
0.5
91.05K
1.94
170.61K
3.6
14
128.86K
13.85
116.81K
12.43
121.65K
12.84
120.98K
12.65
141.49K
14.65
15
100.08K
5.3
105.02K
5.55
107.66K
5.69
109.19K
5.78
115.63K
6.12
16
219.62K
12.06
111.68K
6.04
109.24K
5.85
111.95K
5.93
110.3K
5.78
17
38.7K
3.17
43.13K
3.49
63.79K
5.1
86.77K
6.85
86.46K
6.74
18
92.76K
6.65
92.55K
6.64
98.91K
7.12
94.74K
6.76
84.45K
5.97
19
91.24K
29.14
94.48K
29.96
87.8K
27.63
87.33K
27.21
81.81K
25.27
20
246.82K
38.56
228.6K
35.51
242.46K
37.47
218.19K
33.39
79.82K
12.09
21
66.13K
9.44
80.66K
11.41
72.69K
10.24
86.15K
12.07
77.73K
10.83
22
46.29K
12.26
55.06K
14.54
67.87K
17.89
50.68K
13.33
66.49K
17.46
23
57.7K
17.8
55.46K
17.03
57.73K
17.64
57.87K
17.49
65.89K
19.77
24
64.25K
14.82
64.66K
14.79
65.58K
14.91
66.11K
14.95
65.34K
14.67
25
67.43K
5.69
58.79K
4.9
58.84K
4.86
58.02K
4.75
58.2K
4.71
26
40.42K
3.63
55.89K
4.94
71.46K
6.25
52.53K
4.47
55.21K
4.55
27
42.6K
4.03
53.38K
5.14
51.94K
5.04
52.21K
5.07
52.23K
5.06
28
36.64K
1.4
37.21K
1.42
37.71K
1.44
43.56K
1.66
51.81K
1.98
29
61.57K
4.77
57.44K
4.36
66.19K
4.91
54.25K
3.93
50.18K
3.56
30
60.13K
15.37
63.67K
16.3
74.5K
19.29
53.75K
14.14
47.74K
12.77
31
52.48K
13.99
49.5K
13.1
48.84K
12.85
50.08K
13.08
45.44K
11.8
32
44.25K
5.96
50.41K
6.56
50.78K
6.43
29.76K
3.63
32.88K
3.82
33
32.15K
15.95
31.5K
15.6
34.62K
17.12
32.55K
16.01
32.55K
15.92
34
46.93K
7.52
39.19K
6.19
31.58K
4.92
31.53K
4.84
31.8K
4.81
35
27.96K
7.26
27.87K
7.24
32.51K
8.46
24.29K
6.24
28.29K
7.17
36
44.3K
1.13
44.62K
1.12
32.71K
0.81
35.37K
0.86
27.61K
0.66
37
26.94K
1.24
29.06K
1.31
29.37K
1.31
29.42K
1.29
27.4K
1.19
38
25.28K
11.13
24.36K
10.71
28.96K
12.68
26.63K
11.62
27.01K
11.73
39
35.93K
18.41
35.08K
17.87
28.06K
14.21
26.14K
13.12
26.11K
12.96
40
28.81K
10.54
32.63K
11.93
35.77K
13.09
32.88K
12.06
25.29K
9.31
41
38.27K
18.03
39.11K
18.37
29.54K
13.82
32.04K
14.87
25.16K
11.59
42
36.42K
20
38.5K
20.81
38.59K
20.7
23.32K
12.45
23.59K
12.5
43
27.4K
16.9
29.25K
18.21
27.07K
17
23.45K
14
23.55K
13.33
44
19.38K
18.4
22.94K
21.88
21.6K
20.76
32.88K
31.85
22.56K
21.98
45
7.02K
1.8
24.58K
6.2
25.79K
6.38
24.61K
5.99
20.8K
4.98
46
17.33K
4.86
14.49K
4.07
15.98K
4.51
15.62K
4.42
18.08K
5.11
47
18.02K
17.65
18.63K
18.21
18.72K
18.22
18.48K
17.5
17.26K
15.88
48
24.89K
32.73
25.17K
32.8
22.4K
29.03
20.34K
26.34
17.13K
22.16
49
16.86K
3.96
16.98K
3.94
16.89K
3.88
16.81K
3.81
16.85K
3.77
50
17.49K
9.71
16.3K
8.96
14.94K
8.14
9.75K
5.23
16.02K
8.45
51
13.48K
13.08
13.78K
13.33
15.57K
15.03
17.41K
16.8
15.9K
15.34
52
15.53K
2.18
12.98K
1.83
13.96K
1.99
15.23K
2.18
14.82K
2.12
53
13.6K
0.4
13.59K
0.39
13.86K
0.38
13.71K
0.37
13.75K
0.36
54
22.19K
7.02
24.75K
7.7
21.07K
6.45
17.17K
5.17
13.46K
3.98
55
13.15K
2.08
13.47K
2.1
13.43K
2.08
13.43K
2.06
13.43K
2.05
56
9.31K
2.72
11.06K
3.21
36.3K
10.16
18.66K
4.99
12.49K
3.21
57
10.81K
7.43
12.19K
8.44
11.11K
7.76
12.77K
8.96
12.28K
8.63
58
39.5K
0.74
12.71K
0.24
11.66K
0.22
9.14K
0.17
12.09K
0.23
59
2.45
0
6.19
0.01
36.34
0.03
6.32K
5.11
11.13K
8.88
60
13.69K
1.58
12.29K
1.42
10.38K
1.21
8.89K
1.04
10.82K
1.27
61
7.69K
0.47
9.35K
0.57
11.82K
0.73
7.25K
0.48
10.19K
0.74
62
9.42K
4.45
8.17K
3.92
5.47K
2.62
16.37K
7.81
10.18K
4.83
63
7.51K
13.84
7.1K
13.12
7.93K
14.46
7.88K
14.08
9.05K
15.79
64
8.98K
4.51
10.14K
5.09
8.95K
4.51
8.71K
4.36
8.85K
4.39
65
3.16K
12.92
7.31K
29.33
7.59K
29.95
7.63K
29.69
7.61K
29.18
66
5.46K
1.37
5.48K
1.36
5.9K
1.45
6.12K
1.49
7.57K
1.83
67
7.24K
7.09
7.19K
7.05
8.33K
8.17
7.4K
7.19
7.32K
7.03
68
7.13K
2.8
5.93K
2.34
6.13K
2.44
6.78K
2.72
6.51K
2.62
69
4.33K
0.11
4.35K
0.11
4.2K
0.1
4.52K
0.11
5K
0.12
70
1.94K
0.15
3.26K
0.24
3.46K
0.26
4.13K
0.3
4.7K
0.34
71
2.11K
0.03
2.67K
0.03
1.88K
0.02
2.01K
0.02
4.53K
0.05
72
2.72K
1.62
2.59K
1.57
16.68K
10.15
3.2K
1.86
4.48K
2.43
73
4.41K
0.43
4.52K
0.43
4.62K
0.43
4.56K
0.42
4.25K
0.39
74
3.3K
7.03
3.63K
7.64
3.61K
7.5
3.51K
7.22
3.62K
7.36
75
1.39K
2.96
917.31
1.96
1.09K
2.33
1.57K
3.37
3.53K
7.59
76
3.06K
4.38
2.31K
3.32
2.66K
3.87
2.83K
4.12
3.3K
4.8
77
1.27K
0.18
1.48K
0.21
1.11K
0.15
1.92K
0.26
3.27K
0.44
78
3.36K
14.84
3.32K
14.42
3.14K
13.44
3.16K
13.25
3.06K
12.62
79
2.59K
14.05
2.71K
14.31
2.56K
13.39
2.79K
14.49
3.03K
15.55
80
2.23K
15.48
2.03K
14.06
2.01K
13.89
3.21K
22.12
2.85K
19.53
81
3.47K
2.25
2.44K
1.56
1.77K
1.12
2.43K
1.52
2.4K
1.48
82
0.66
0
37.7
0.01
10.02
0
1.75
0
2.3K
0.36
83
2.27K
4.7
1.7K
3.51
1.77K
3.63
2.08K
4.22
2.18K
4.36
84
1.33K
0.56
1.95K
0.81
2.24K
0.92
2.06K
0.84
2.04K
0.82
85
1.87K
0.79
1.61K
0.66
1.64K
0.66
1.68K
0.66
1.95K
0.75
86
2.3K
0.19
2.46K
0.2
2.72K
0.22
2.33K
0.18
1.85K
0.14
87
5.66K
1.56
2.02K
0.55
1.85K
0.49
14.81K
3.88
1.84K
0.47
88
373.48
0.27
342.02
0.25
834.86
0.6
1.14K
0.82
1.8K
1.29
89
708.8
0.01
0
0
944.51
0.01
695.32
0.01
1.71K
0.02
90
525.99
0.2
1.07K
0.4
1.04K
0.38
642
0.23
1.56K
0.56
91
4.33K
3.55
4.64K
3.85
6.01K
5.08
853.66
0.73
1.45K
1.25
92
1.35K
0.11
1.36K
0.1
1.41K
0.1
1.41K
0.1
1.38K
0.1
93
1.29K
2.38
1.79K
3.31
2.08K
3.84
1.98K
3.62
1.36K
2.48
94
1.39K
0.55
904.3
0.36
1.28K
0.51
1.65K
0.67
1.33K
0.54
95
1.23K
11.99
1.05K
10.24
817.3
7.94
1.43K
13.92
1.27K
12.32
96
4.71K
1.37
3.87K
1.13
3.16K
0.94
1.17K
0.35
1.23K
0.37
97
1.27K
9.66
890.97
6.66
1.1K
8.11
1.08K
7.74
1.09K
7.69
98
1.7K
0.09
870.23
0.05
713.49
0.04
615.68
0.03
1.01K
0.05
99
466.49
0.49
497.52
0.53
688.77
0.75
800.44
0.86
965.89
1.03
100
698.19
3.92
69.87
0.38
777.83
4.13
933.48
4.88
902.2
4.7
101
1.45K
3.64
1.29K
3.21
1.66K
4.05
1.82K
4.38
880.55
2.09
102
761.21
0.37
774.87
0.37
777.68
0.36
782.19
0.36
788.24
0.35
103
1.14K
0.48
1.24K
0.52
939.24
0.39
601.3
0.24
699.01
0.28
104
-
-
-
-
573.69
0.02
1.17K
0.03
697
0.02
105
609.68
3.25
877.42
4.67
904.01
4.79
1.11K
5.83
690.3
3.62
106
660.53
0.16
690.55
0.17
701.95
0.17
689.85
0.16
688.42
0.16
107
928.85
0.51
786.58
0.43
741.85
0.4
705.79
0.38
633.85
0.34
108
0
0
0
0
192.11
0.05
386.02
0.1
621.81
0.17
109
383.04
0.04
229.47
0.02
359.45
0.03
354.39
0.03
538.76
0.04
110
840.79
0.87
515.96
0.52
585.68
0.57
299.25
0.28
449.36
0.42
111
261.55
2.57
371.85
3.65
368.9
3.61
463.13
4.53
403.17
3.93
112
329.91
9.89
61.27
1.83
276.96
8.22
291.63
8.61
383.46
11.26
113
261.57
1.17
113.06
0.51
211.3
0.96
248.54
1.11
364.43
1.58
114
263.92
0.38
275.79
0.4
300.13
0.44
312.37
0.47
286.81
0.43
115
651.85
15.4
511.56
12.05
464.81
10.91
392.72
9.2
270.9
6.34
116
252.42
1.79
224.27
1.57
153.55
1.06
82.11
0.56
249.21
1.66
117
423.12
6.52
330.35
5.08
247
3.79
254.37
3.9
239.76
3.66
118
135.9
3.16
147.4
3.36
108.12
2.41
135.99
2.97
206.9
4.43
119
138.8
0.02
185.66
0.03
185.7
0.03
186.15
0.03
201.72
0.03
120
-
-
-
-
-
-
630.58
2.21
198.49
0.69
121
133.61
0.4
77.94
0.23
55.46
0.17
135.71
0.4
137.1
0.41
122
361.45
0.45
283.92
0.35
381.75
0.46
558.63
0.67
136.14
0.16
123
3.33K
1.31
21.71
0.01
2.71
0
32.27
0.01
133.13
0.05
124
0
0
21.79
0.1
24.91
0.11
87.75
0.39
130.57
0.57
125
45.66
0.15
56.81
0.19
60.75
0.2
80.93
0.27
98.44
0.33
126
67.38
0.01
46.44
0
94.38
0.01
93.79
0.01
92.62
0.01
127
123.1
0.01
89.27
0.01
87.67
0.01
84.36
0.01
88.37
0.01
128
85.72
0
43.81
0
75.95
0
97.23
0
82.62
0
129
112.19
0.26
71.39
0.16
54.23
0.12
70.52
0.16
77.42
0.17
130
77.36
0.99
76.65
0.97
76.57
0.95
76.93
0.93
76.75
0.91
131
9.8
0.01
8.15
0.01
3.06
0
70.21
0.07
65.14
0.06
132
150.71
0.01
9.26
0
16.31
0
31.92
0
62.7
0.01
133
85.11
0.01
40.43
0.01
25.44
0
38.01
0.01
60.54
0.01
134
34.94K
0.58
7.14
0
0
0
13.84
0
53.15
0
135
6.37
0.06
0.93
0.01
3.56
0.03
186.35
1.78
49.15
0.46
136
26.29
1.64
34.91
2.24
32.98
2.18
33.08
2.26
41.99
2.96
137
21.75
0.01
19.69
0.01
76.13
0.02
17.71
0
32.09
0.01
138
24.87
0.01
28.25
0.02
26.29
0.01
28.87
0.01
31.58
0.02
139
0.81
0.01
0.95
0.01
0.19
0
23.58
0.21
27.17
0.23
140
0
0
0
0
0
0
313.27
0.02
25.1
0
141
340.68
4.45
34.62
0.45
355.48
4.56
22.55
0.29
24.05
0.3
142
10.19
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
18.9
0
143
9.37
0.01
10.39
0.01
12.25
0.01
19.34
0.02
17.6
0.02
144
154.31
0.01
43.37
0
4.75
0
18.09
0
13.62
0
145
884.68
1.04
1.4K
1.62
1.04K
1.19
34.43
0.04
12.51
0.01
146
57.24
0.05
49.01
0.04
25.42
0.02
21.33
0.02
6.19
0.01
147
4.29
0.02
0.68
0
0
0
0.67
0
6.08
0.02
148
4
0.95
1.2
0.28
8.69
2.03
5.44
1.26
5.81
1.34
149
0.25
0.07
0.03
0.01
6.3
1.69
4.28
1.17
4.51
1.26
150
2.75
0.06
36.37
0.79
63.01
1.34
5.5
0.12
3.35
0.07
151
1.52
0
1.27
0
3.6
0
12
0
2.05
0
152
66.17
1.74
2.93
0.08
56.5
1.51
6.34
0.17
1.9
0.05
153
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.69
0
1.36
0
154
0
0
362.99
0.22
1.35
0
0
0
1.27
0
155
0.57
0
0.34
0
0.91
0
0
0
0.76
0
156
1.23
0.03
1.62
0.04
0.53
0.01
0.22
0.01
0.63
0.02
157
0.3
0
0.2
0
2.65
0
0.18
0
0.56
0
158
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.24
0
0.06
0
159
0
0
5.84
0.14
9.88
0.24
0
0
0.05
0
160
2.75
0.01
89
0.3
0.02
0
7.81
0.03
0.01
0
161
0
0
0
0
17.15
0.02
0.15
0
0
0
162
-
-
0.02
0
0.01
0
0.02
0
0
0
163
31.65
0
28.14
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
164
178.91
0.01
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
165
0.41
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
166
0
0
2.05
0.12
3.74
0.22
0
0
0
0
167
67.63K
3.91
33.43K
1.92
100.49K
5.77
87.28K
5
0
0
168
0
0
3.63
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
169
0
0
13.74
0
49.45
0.01
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Methodology
Frequently Asked Questions
Which country had the largest lettuce and chicory supply in 2023?
China, with 13,023,380 tonnes in 2023, or 54.0 percent of the listed total, 3.01 times second-placed United States at 4,331,764 tonnes, with India third.
What happened to Spain?
Spain fell to zero in 2023 from 87,283 tonnes in 2022. Because the 2023 value is zero, no percentage change is stated.
How did five years net out?
The United States added 503,028 tonnes and China 456,032, together exceeding the 613,735-tonne net gain, with the Netherlands shedding 166,996 and Colombia shedding 109,313 against them.
Who led per person?
Belgium, at 119.02 grams per person per day in 2023, ahead of the United States at 34.55, while volume leader China sat at only 25.08 grams.
Does this supply equal food eaten?
No. The figures measure food available for human consumption in the reference year, not actual intake, so they describe supply rather than the amounts people actually ate.
Data Disclaimer: Projected data (future years) are estimates based on mathematical models. Actual values may differ. Learn about our methodology →
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Updated: 06.10.2026https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/SCL
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