Coffee bean yields in Colombia
Colombia: Coffee bean yields was 1 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Coffee 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
The most recent figure for coffee bean yields in Colombia is 1 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 23.9% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coffee bean yields in Colombia peaked at 1.12 tonnes per hectare in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.5333 tonnes per hectare, in 1972.
Colombia ranks 21st of 82 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5784 tonnes per hectare | 0.5409 tonnes per hectare | 0.6067 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6087 tonnes per hectare | 0.5333 tonnes per hectare | 0.6794 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7314 tonnes per hectare | 0.6569 tonnes per hectare | 0.8548 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8677 tonnes per hectare | 0.6982 tonnes per hectare | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8943 tonnes per hectare | 0.6124 tonnes per hectare | 0.9808 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8752 tonnes per hectare | 0.6472 tonnes per hectare | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.851 tonnes per hectare | 0.667 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 18 Zambia 1.08 tonnes per hectare compare
- 19 Papua New Guinea 1.06 tonnes per hectare compare
- 20 Sri Lanka 1.04 tonnes per hectare compare
- 22 Saint Lucia 1 tonnes per hectare compare
- 23 Mozambique 0.9808 tonnes per hectare compare
More agriculture & rural data for Colombia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 45.49 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 9.9% (2025)
- Rural population 11.34 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.2% (2025)
- Rural population 21.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.1% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.9% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.9% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 981,981 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coffee bean yields in Colombia?
- Coffee bean yields in Colombia was 1 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 coffee bean yields recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.12 tonnes per hectare in 1992.
- What is the lowest coffee bean yields recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5333 tonnes per hectare in 1972.
- How does Colombia rank for coffee bean yields?
- Colombia ranks 21st out of 82 countries with data for 2024.
- Is coffee bean yields rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. 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 Coffee bean yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.