Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Colombia
Colombia: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita was 0.1702 tonnes per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Colombia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 0.1702 tonnes per person for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of down 8.3% on the previous year and up 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Colombia peaked at 0.1856 tonnes per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0077 tonnes per person, in 1963.
Colombia ranks 89th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Colombia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.017 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0111 tonnes per person | -34.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0077 tonnes per person | -31.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0126 tonnes per person | +65.2% |
| 1965 | 0.013 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0181 tonnes per person | +39.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0104 tonnes per person | -42.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0152 tonnes per person | +46.0% |
| 1969 | 0.016 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0149 tonnes per person | -6.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0265 tonnes per person | +77.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0212 tonnes per person | -19.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0234 tonnes per person | +10.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0224 tonnes per person | -4.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0138 tonnes per person | -38.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0202 tonnes per person | +46.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0234 tonnes per person | +16.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0297 tonnes per person | +26.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0189 tonnes per person | -36.3% |
| 1980 | 0.041 tonnes per person | +116.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0197 tonnes per person | -52.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0306 tonnes per person | +55.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0409 tonnes per person | +33.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0302 tonnes per person | -26.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0312 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0318 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0284 tonnes per person | -10.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0308 tonnes per person | +8.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0251 tonnes per person | -18.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0301 tonnes per person | +20.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0244 tonnes per person | -19.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0478 tonnes per person | +96.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0502 tonnes per person | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0683 tonnes per person | +36.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0724 tonnes per person | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0901 tonnes per person | +24.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0887 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0998 tonnes per person | +12.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0839 tonnes per person | -15.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0855 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.088 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0917 tonnes per person | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0882 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 0.086 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0959 tonnes per person | +11.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1193 tonnes per person | +24.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1205 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.121 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1174 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1251 tonnes per person | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1267 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1362 tonnes per person | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1352 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1396 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1568 tonnes per person | +12.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1633 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1571 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 0.163 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1771 tonnes per person | +8.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1804 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1712 tonnes per person | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1856 tonnes per person | +8.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1702 tonnes per person | -8.3% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.1702 tonnes per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1724 tonnes per person, 99% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.1702 tonnes per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1696 tonnes per person, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +116.5% | 0.0189 tonnes per person | 0.041 tonnes per person |
| 1992 | +96.2% | 0.0244 tonnes per person | 0.0478 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0135 tonnes per person | 0.0077 tonnes per person | 0.0181 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0215 tonnes per person | 0.0138 tonnes per person | 0.0297 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.031 tonnes per person | 0.0197 tonnes per person | 0.041 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0655 tonnes per person | 0.0244 tonnes per person | 0.0998 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1013 tonnes per person | 0.0855 tonnes per person | 0.121 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.148 tonnes per person | 0.1251 tonnes per person | 0.1771 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1768 tonnes per person | 0.1702 tonnes per person | 0.1856 tonnes per person | 4 |
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 cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Colombia?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Colombia was 0.1702 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1856 tonnes per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0077 tonnes per person in 1963.
- How does Colombia rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita?
- Colombia ranks 89th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.