Natural rubber in primary forms — Production in Colombia
Colombia: Natural rubber in primary forms — Production was 15,300 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Natural rubber in primary forms — Production in Colombia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, natural rubber in primary forms — production in Colombia stood at 15,300 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.0% on the previous year and up 37.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, natural rubber in primary forms — production in Colombia peaked at 19,872 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 t, in 1973.
That places Colombia 22nd out of 31 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Natural rubber in primary forms — Production in Colombia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 500 t | — |
| 1962 | 500 t | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 500 t | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 500 t | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 500 t | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 500 t | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 500 t | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 600 t | +20.0% |
| 1969 | 800 t | +33.3% |
| 1970 | 800 t | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 800 t | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 800 t | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 1974 | 0 t | — |
| 1975 | 0 t | — |
| 1976 | 0 t | — |
| 1977 | 0 t | — |
| 1978 | 0 t | — |
| 1979 | 0 t | — |
| 1980 | 0 t | — |
| 1981 | 0 t | — |
| 1982 | 0 t | — |
| 1983 | 0 t | — |
| 1984 | 0 t | — |
| 1985 | 0 t | — |
| 1986 | 0 t | — |
| 1987 | 0 t | — |
| 1988 | 0 t | — |
| 1989 | 0 t | — |
| 1990 | 0 t | — |
| 1991 | 0 t | — |
| 1992 | 0 t | — |
| 2013 | 10,800 t | — |
| 2014 | 11,100 t | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 11,400 t | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 11,800 t | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 12,000 t | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 7,500 t | -37.5% |
| 2019 | 12,102 t | +61.4% |
| 2020 | 14,000 t | +15.7% |
| 2021 | 19,170 t | +36.9% |
| 2022 | 19,200 t | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 19,872 t | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 15,300 t | -23.0% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 15,300 t is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 93,600 t, 16% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 15,300 t is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17,453 t, 88% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Natural rubber in primary forms — Production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | -100.0% | 800 t | 0 t |
| 2019 | +61.4% | 7,500 t | 12,102 t |
| 2018 | -37.5% | 12,000 t | 7,500 t |
| 2021 | +36.9% | 14,000 t | 19,170 t |
| 1969 | +33.3% | 600 t | 800 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 544.44 t | 500 t | 800 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 240 t | 0 t | 800 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 t | 0 t | 0 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 t | 0 t | 0 t | 3 |
| 2010s | 10,957 t | 7,500 t | 12,102 t | 7 |
| 2020s | 17,508 t | 14,000 t | 19,872 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 19 Guinea-Bissau 25,000 t compare
- 20 Bangladesh 23,000 t compare
- 21 Ecuador 19,605 t compare
- 23 Guinea 15,246 t compare
- 24 Papua New Guinea 5,600 t compare
- 25 Congo 2,393 t 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 natural rubber in primary forms — production in Colombia?
- Natural rubber in primary forms — production in Colombia was 15,300 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest natural rubber in primary forms — production recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 19,872 t in 2023.
- What is the lowest natural rubber in primary forms — production recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 t in 1973.
- How does Colombia rank for natural rubber in primary forms — production?
- Colombia ranks 22nd out of 31 countries with data for 2024.
- Is natural rubber in primary forms — production rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Natural rubber in primary forms — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.