Lettuce and chicory production fell 9.34% to 638 kt in Italy in 2022, according to Faostat.
Historically, lettuce and chicory production in Italy reached an all time high of 1,010 kt in 2005 and an all time low of 608 kt in 1961. When compared to Italy's main peers, lettuce and chicory production in Austria amounted to 43.6 kt, 439 kt in France, 15.5 kt in Slovenia and 56.2 kt in Switzerland in 2022.
Italy has been ranked 5th within the group of 93 countries we follow in terms of lettuce and chicory production.
| Lettuce and Chicory Production | Unit | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Austria | kt | 48.7 | 47.3 | 35.2 | 41.3 | 43.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | kt | 52.6 | 53.4 | 504 | 527 | 539 | ||||||||||||||||
| Croatia | kt | 5.60 | 5.91 | 4.89 | 4.27 | 6.40 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | kt | 229 | 221 | 734 | 469 | 492 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | kt | 333 | 354 | 228 | 240 | 226 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | kt | 10.0 | 9.27 | 8.73 | 8.51 | 7.80 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | kt | 736 | 736 | 768 | 759 | 735 | ||||||||||||||||
| Slovenia | kt | 20.6 | 18.0 | 16.4 | 19.3 | 20.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | kt | 930 | 976 | 939 | 1,010 | 969 | ||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | kt | 65.9 | 69.5 | 63.0 | 59.1 | 64.3 |
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