Cashew nut yields in Colombia
Colombia: Cashew nut yields was 7.2 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cashew nut yields in Colombia, 1991–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cashew nut yields in Colombia is 7.2 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 82.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cashew nut yields in Colombia peaked at 13.26 tonnes per hectare in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.5103 tonnes per hectare, in 2020.
Colombia ranks 1st of 34 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Cashew nut yields in Colombia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 13.26 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1992 | 12.84 tonnes per hectare | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 12.41 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 11.99 tonnes per hectare | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 11.56 tonnes per hectare | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 11.14 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
| 1997 | 10.71 tonnes per hectare | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 10.29 tonnes per hectare | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 9.86 tonnes per hectare | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 9.44 tonnes per hectare | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 9.01 tonnes per hectare | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 8.59 tonnes per hectare | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 8.16 tonnes per hectare | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 7.73 tonnes per hectare | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 7.29 tonnes per hectare | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 6.86 tonnes per hectare | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 6.42 tonnes per hectare | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 5.98 tonnes per hectare | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 5.54 tonnes per hectare | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 5.46 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 4.81 tonnes per hectare | -11.9% |
| 2012 | 4.18 tonnes per hectare | -13.0% |
| 2013 | 4.06 tonnes per hectare | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 3.94 tonnes per hectare | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 4.08 tonnes per hectare | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 4.11 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 2.11 tonnes per hectare | -48.6% |
| 2018 | 1.97 tonnes per hectare | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 2.34 tonnes per hectare | +19.2% |
| 2020 | 0.5103 tonnes per hectare | -78.2% |
| 2021 | 8.48 tonnes per hectare | +1562.4% |
| 2022 | 9.05 tonnes per hectare | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 7.24 tonnes per hectare | -20.0% |
| 2024 | 7.2 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 7.2 tonnes per hectare is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.1 tonnes per hectare, 6.5× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 7.2 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9866 tonnes per hectare, 7.3× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cashew nut 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +1562.4% | 0.5103 tonnes per hectare | 8.48 tonnes per hectare |
| 2020 | -78.2% | 2.34 tonnes per hectare | 0.5103 tonnes per hectare |
| 2017 | -48.6% | 4.11 tonnes per hectare | 2.11 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.56 tonnes per hectare | 9.86 tonnes per hectare | 13.26 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 2000s | 7.5 tonnes per hectare | 5.54 tonnes per hectare | 9.44 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.71 tonnes per hectare | 1.97 tonnes per hectare | 5.46 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.5 tonnes per hectare | 0.5103 tonnes per hectare | 9.05 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 cashew nut yields in Colombia?
- Cashew nut yields in Colombia was 7.2 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 cashew nut yields recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.26 tonnes per hectare in 1991.
- What is the lowest cashew nut yields recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5103 tonnes per hectare in 2020.
- How does Colombia rank for cashew nut yields?
- Colombia ranks 1st out of 34 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cashew nut yields rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 82.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Cashew nut yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 34 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.