The statistic shows the results of a survey conducted from 2016 to 2021* among certified organic U.S. farms and ranches. The survey found that the harvested area of certified organic lettuce in the U.S. amounted to about 45,964 acres in 2021.
Harvested area of organic lettuce in the United States from 2014 to 2021* (in acres)**
All U.S. farms and ranches certified for meeting the standards of the National Organic Program (NOP) administered by the USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)***
Method of interview
Email survey
Supplementary notes
Total certified and exempt organic acres operated.
The survey does not provide any information about the age of respondents.
*No Data is available for 2017, 2018, & 2020.
** Hundredweight.
*** Only operations certified by an AMS approved agent were included in the 2019 survey.
**** The sample count displays the number of records from the mail list that had certified organic production in 2021 or whose operational status was unknown. The mail list included 26,407 operations that met the criteria and the response rate for the U.S. was 42.6% (n=16,589)
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US Department of Agriculture, & National Agricultural Statistics Service. (December 15, 2022). Harvested area of organic lettuce in the United States from 2014 to 2021* (in acres)** [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/681221/harvested-area-organic-lettuce-us/
US Department of Agriculture, und National Agricultural Statistics Service. "Harvested area of organic lettuce in the United States from 2014 to 2021* (in acres)**." Chart. December 15, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/681221/harvested-area-organic-lettuce-us/
US Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. (2022). Harvested area of organic lettuce in the United States from 2014 to 2021* (in acres)**. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/681221/harvested-area-organic-lettuce-us/
US Department of Agriculture, and National Agricultural Statistics Service. "Harvested Area of Organic Lettuce in The United States from 2014 to 2021* (in Acres)**." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/681221/harvested-area-organic-lettuce-us/
US Department of Agriculture & National Agricultural Statistics Service, Harvested area of organic lettuce in the United States from 2014 to 2021* (in acres)** Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/681221/harvested-area-organic-lettuce-us/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Harvested area of organic lettuce in the United States from 2014 to 2021* (in acres)** [Graph], US Department of Agriculture, & National Agricultural Statistics Service, December 15, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/681221/harvested-area-organic-lettuce-us/
