Colombia vs Zambia: Coffee bean yields
Colombia
1 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Zambia
1.08 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Colombia rank
21st
Zambia rank
18th
Coffee bean yields over time
- Colombia
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 1.08 tonnes per hectare against 1 tonnes per hectare in Colombia, a difference of 0.08 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Zambia ahead.
Colombia ranks 21st and Zambia ranks 18th of 82 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5852 tonnes per hectare | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | 0.0148 tonnes per hectare | Zambia |
| 1970s | 0.6087 tonnes per hectare | 0.8449 tonnes per hectare | 0.2363 tonnes per hectare | Zambia |
| 1980s | 0.7314 tonnes per hectare | 0.9041 tonnes per hectare | 0.1728 tonnes per hectare | Zambia |
| 1990s | 0.8677 tonnes per hectare | 0.8939 tonnes per hectare | 0.0262 tonnes per hectare | Zambia |
| 2000s | 0.8943 tonnes per hectare | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | 0.1223 tonnes per hectare | Zambia |
| 2010s | 0.8752 tonnes per hectare | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | 0.191 tonnes per hectare | Zambia |
| 2020s | 0.851 tonnes per hectare | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | 0.2314 tonnes per hectare | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coffee bean yields, Colombia or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 1.08 tonnes per hectare against 1 tonnes per hectare in Colombia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in coffee bean yields between Colombia and Zambia?
- 0.08 tonnes per hectare, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Zambia?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Zambia rank globally for coffee bean yields?
- Colombia ranks 21st and Zambia ranks 18th of 82 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Coffee bean yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare. Green coffee beans are coffee seeds (beans) that have not yet been roasted.