Maize (corn) — Production, per capita in Colombia
Colombia: Maize (corn) — Production, per capita was 0.0282 t per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Maize (corn) — Production, per capita in Colombia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 0.0282 t per person for maize (corn) — production, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.6% on the previous year and down 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — production, per capita in Colombia peaked at 0.0549 t per person in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0.02 t per person, in 1998.
Colombia ranks 75th of 151 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Maize (corn) — Production, per capita in Colombia, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0471 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0454 t per person | -3.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0457 t per person | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0549 t per person | +20.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0479 t per person | -12.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0454 t per person | -5.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0442 t per person | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0448 t per person | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 0.043 t per person | -4.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0421 t per person | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0384 t per person | -8.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0369 t per person | -3.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0331 t per person | -10.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0347 t per person | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 0.031 t per person | -10.7% |
| 1976 | 0.037 t per person | +19.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0309 t per person | -16.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0346 t per person | +12.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0341 t per person | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0327 t per person | -4.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0329 t per person | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0329 t per person | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0309 t per person | -6.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0302 t per person | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0261 t per person | -13.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0264 t per person | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0282 t per person | +6.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0292 t per person | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0328 t per person | +12.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0374 t per person | +13.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0385 t per person | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0313 t per person | -18.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0328 t per person | +4.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0331 t per person | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0285 t per person | -13.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0265 t per person | -6.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0263 t per person | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.02 t per person | -24.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0253 t per person | +26.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0308 t per person | +22.0% |
| 2001 | 0.03 t per person | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0313 t per person | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 0.037 t per person | +18.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0391 t per person | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0377 t per person | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0359 t per person | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0401 t per person | +11.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0395 t per person | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0352 t per person | -10.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0318 t per person | -9.9% |
| 2011 | 0.038 t per person | +19.7% |
| 2012 | 0.041 t per person | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0385 t per person | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0387 t per person | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0313 t per person | -19.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0273 t per person | -12.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0276 t per person | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0281 t per person | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0279 t per person | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0275 t per person | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0303 t per person | +10.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0371 t per person | +22.5% |
| 2023 | 0.033 t per person | -11.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0282 t per person | -14.6% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.0282 t per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0289 t per person, 97% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.0282 t per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0197 t per person, 1.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0465 t per person | 0.043 t per person | 0.0549 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0353 t per person | 0.0309 t per person | 0.0421 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0302 t per person | 0.0261 t per person | 0.0329 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.03 t per person | 0.02 t per person | 0.0385 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0357 t per person | 0.03 t per person | 0.0401 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.033 t per person | 0.0273 t per person | 0.041 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0312 t per person | 0.0275 t per person | 0.0371 t per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 72 Bhutan 0.0349 t per person compare
- 73 Tajikistan 0.0321 t per person compare
- 74 Azerbaijan 0.0297 t per person compare
- 76 India 0.0277 t per person compare
- 77 Chile 0.0269 t per person compare
- 78 Bangladesh 0.0265 t per person compare
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 maize (corn) — production, per capita in Colombia?
- Maize (corn) — production, per capita in Colombia was 0.0282 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — production, per capita recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0549 t per person in 1964.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — production, per capita recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.02 t per person in 1998.
- How does Colombia rank for maize (corn) — production, per capita?
- Colombia ranks 75th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — production, per capita rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maize (corn) — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Maize (corn) — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Maize (corn) — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.