Bean yields in Colombia
Colombia: Bean yields was 1.29 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.29 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 4.7%
World rank
60th
of 133 countries
All-time high
1.35 tonnes per hectare
in 2022
All-time low
0.5263 tonnes per hectare
in 1965
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Bean yields in Colombia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 1.29 tonnes per hectare for bean yields in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bean yields in Colombia peaked at 1.35 tonnes per hectare in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.5263 tonnes per hectare, in 1965.
Colombia ranks 60th of 133 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Bean yields in Colombia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5388 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.5474 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 0.5844 tonnes per hectare | +6.8% |
| 1964 | 0.5526 tonnes per hectare | -5.4% |
| 1965 | 0.5263 tonnes per hectare | -4.8% |
| 1966 | 0.5469 tonnes per hectare | +3.9% |
| 1967 | 0.5594 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 1968 | 0.5757 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 0.6301 tonnes per hectare | +9.4% |
| 1970 | 0.5843 tonnes per hectare | -7.3% |
| 1971 | 0.7049 tonnes per hectare | +20.6% |
| 1972 | 0.7222 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 0.654 tonnes per hectare | -9.4% |
| 1974 | 0.7398 tonnes per hectare | +13.1% |
| 1975 | 0.7448 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.6693 tonnes per hectare | -10.1% |
| 1977 | 0.6468 tonnes per hectare | -3.4% |
| 1978 | 0.6745 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 0.6646 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.7253 tonnes per hectare | +9.1% |
| 1981 | 0.63 tonnes per hectare | -13.1% |
| 1982 | 0.6497 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 0.7271 tonnes per hectare | +11.9% |
| 1984 | 0.7316 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.7505 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 0.8185 tonnes per hectare | +9.1% |
| 1987 | 0.7467 tonnes per hectare | -8.8% |
| 1988 | 0.7492 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.753 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.8029 tonnes per hectare | +6.6% |
| 1991 | 0.8076 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.943 tonnes per hectare | +16.8% |
| 1993 | 0.9091 tonnes per hectare | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 0.9319 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.9793 tonnes per hectare | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 0.9741 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 0.9454 tonnes per hectare | -6.4% |
| 1999 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | +6.5% |
| 2001 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | -10.8% |
| 2016 | 0.9153 tonnes per hectare | -16.3% |
| 2017 | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | +44.1% |
| 2018 | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 0.6244 tonnes per hectare | -49.7% |
| 2020 | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | +93.9% |
| 2021 | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | +7.3% |
| 2023 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | -9.2% |
| 2024 | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | +4.7% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 1.29 tonnes per hectare is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.23 tonnes per hectare, 1.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 1.29 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.873 tonnes per hectare, 1.5× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bean yields in Colombia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +93.9% | 0.6244 tonnes per hectare | 1.21 tonnes per hectare |
| 2019 | -49.7% | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | 0.6244 tonnes per hectare |
| 2017 | +44.1% | 0.9153 tonnes per hectare | 1.32 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5624 tonnes per hectare | 0.5263 tonnes per hectare | 0.6301 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6805 tonnes per hectare | 0.5843 tonnes per hectare | 0.7448 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7282 tonnes per hectare | 0.63 tonnes per hectare | 0.8185 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9314 tonnes per hectare | 0.8029 tonnes per hectare | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | 0.6244 tonnes per hectare | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More agriculture & rural data for Colombia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0995 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 851.52 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.2113 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2122 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bean yields in Colombia?
- Bean yields in Colombia was 1.29 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest bean yields recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.35 tonnes per hectare in 2022.
- What is the lowest bean yields recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5263 tonnes per hectare in 1965.
- How does Colombia rank for bean yields?
- Colombia ranks 60th out of 133 countries with data for 2024.
- Is bean yields rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Bean yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.