Colombia vs Venezuela: Yields of important staple crops
Colombia
3.11 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Venezuela
3.08 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Colombia rank
61st
Venezuela rank
62nd
Yields of important staple crops over time
- Colombia
- Venezuela
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 3.11 tonnes per hectare against 3.08 tonnes per hectare in Venezuela, a difference of 0.03 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 61st and Venezuela ranks 62nd of 126 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 4 and Venezuela in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | 0.5098 tonnes per hectare | 0.5197 tonnes per hectare | Colombia |
| 1970s | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | 0.4034 tonnes per hectare | 0.8191 tonnes per hectare | Colombia |
| 1980s | 1.61 tonnes per hectare | 0.3657 tonnes per hectare | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | Colombia |
| 1990s | 2.01 tonnes per hectare | 0.8146 tonnes per hectare | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | Colombia |
| 2000s | 1.79 tonnes per hectare | 2.92 tonnes per hectare | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | Venezuela |
| 2010s | 1.76 tonnes per hectare | 2.93 tonnes per hectare | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | Venezuela |
| 2020s | 2.79 tonnes per hectare | 3.02 tonnes per hectare | 0.2301 tonnes per hectare | Venezuela |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher yields of important staple crops, Colombia or Venezuela?
- Colombia, at 3.11 tonnes per hectare against 3.08 tonnes per hectare in Venezuela as of 2024.
- What is the difference in yields of important staple crops between Colombia and Venezuela?
- 0.03 tonnes per hectare, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Venezuela?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Venezuela rank globally for yields of important staple crops?
- Colombia ranks 61st and Venezuela ranks 62nd of 126 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Yields of important staple crops. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Harvested production per unit of harvested area for wheat.