Corn yields in Colombia
Colombia: Corn yields was 4.34 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Corn yields in Colombia, 1961–2024
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, corn yields in Colombia stood at 4.34 tonnes per hectare. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.6% on the previous year and up 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn yields in Colombia peaked at 4.34 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1 tonnes per hectare, in 1965.
That places Colombia 73rd out of 170 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | 1.48 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | 1.8 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.53 tonnes per hectare | 2.08 tonnes per hectare | 2.77 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.24 tonnes per hectare | 2.72 tonnes per hectare | 3.74 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.11 tonnes per hectare | 3.99 tonnes per hectare | 4.34 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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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 corn yields in Colombia?
- Corn yields in Colombia was 4.34 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest corn yields recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.34 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest corn yields recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 tonnes per hectare in 1965.
- How does Colombia rank for corn yields?
- Colombia ranks 73rd out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn yields rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Corn yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average corn yields measured in tonnes per hectare.