Maize (corn) — Production, per square kilometre in Colombia
Colombia: Maize (corn) — Production, per square kilometre was 1.56 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.56 t per square kilometre
Change on year
down 10.2%
World rank
79th
of 150 countries
All-time high
1.73 t per square kilometre
in 2022
All-time low
0.6513 t per square kilometre
in 1975
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Maize (corn) — Production, per square kilometre in Colombia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, maize (corn) — production, per square kilometre in Colombia stood at 1.56 t per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 10.2% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — production, per square kilometre in Colombia peaked at 1.73 t per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.6513 t per square kilometre, in 1975.
Colombia ranks 79th of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Maize (corn) — Production, per square kilometre in Colombia, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6828 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.6795 t per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 0.7045 t per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1964 | 0.8725 t per square kilometre | +23.8% |
| 1965 | 0.7848 t per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1966 | 0.7661 t per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.7661 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.7986 t per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1969 | 0.7864 t per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 0.7903 t per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.7377 t per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1972 | 0.7266 t per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.6662 t per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1974 | 0.7134 t per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1975 | 0.6513 t per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 1976 | 0.7965 t per square kilometre | +22.3% |
| 1977 | 0.6785 t per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 1978 | 0.7771 t per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 1979 | 0.7843 t per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.7693 t per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.7932 t per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 0.8098 t per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.7785 t per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1984 | 0.779 t per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.6873 t per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 1986 | 0.7103 t per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 0.7748 t per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1988 | 0.8182 t per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1989 | 0.9408 t per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1990 | 1.09 t per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 1991 | 1.15 t per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 0.9515 t per square kilometre | -17.1% |
| 1993 | 1.02 t per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1994 | 1.05 t per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.9191 t per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 1996 | 0.8715 t per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1997 | 0.8814 t per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.6801 t per square kilometre | -22.8% |
| 1999 | 0.8754 t per square kilometre | +28.7% |
| 2000 | 1.09 t per square kilometre | +24.0% |
| 2001 | 1.07 t per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 1.14 t per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 1.36 t per square kilometre | +19.8% |
| 2004 | 1.46 t per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 1.43 t per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 1.38 t per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 1.56 t per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 2008 | 1.56 t per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.41 t per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 2010 | 1.28 t per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2011 | 1.55 t per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 2012 | 1.69 t per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2013 | 1.6 t per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 1.63 t per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 1.33 t per square kilometre | -18.4% |
| 2016 | 1.17 t per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 2017 | 1.2 t per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 1.24 t per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 1.26 t per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 1.26 t per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.4 t per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2022 | 1.73 t per square kilometre | +23.9% |
| 2023 | 1.56 t per square kilometre | -10.2% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 1.56 t per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.66 t per square kilometre, 94% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 1.56 t per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.44 t per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7601 t per square kilometre | 0.6795 t per square kilometre | 0.8725 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7322 t per square kilometre | 0.6513 t per square kilometre | 0.7965 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7861 t per square kilometre | 0.6873 t per square kilometre | 0.9408 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9485 t per square kilometre | 0.6801 t per square kilometre | 1.15 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.35 t per square kilometre | 1.07 t per square kilometre | 1.56 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.39 t per square kilometre | 1.17 t per square kilometre | 1.69 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.49 t per square kilometre | 1.26 t per square kilometre | 1.73 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 76 Canada 1.75 t per square kilometre compare
- 77 Dominican Republic 1.69 t per square kilometre compare
- 78 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.62 t per square kilometre compare
- 80 Uruguay 1.52 t per square kilometre compare
- 81 Kuwait 1.47 t per square kilometre compare
- 82 Lithuania 1.46 t per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in Colombia?
- Maize (corn) — production, per square kilometre in Colombia was 1.56 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — production, per square kilometre recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.73 t per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — production, per square kilometre recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6513 t per square kilometre in 1975.
- How does Colombia rank for maize (corn) — production, per square kilometre?
- Colombia ranks 79th out of 150 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize (corn) — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maize (corn) — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Maize (corn) — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Maize (corn) — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.