Potato yields in Colombia
Colombia: Potato yields was 22.7 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Potato yields in Colombia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, potato yields in Colombia stood at 22.7 tonnes per hectare.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potato yields in Colombia peaked at 23.39 tonnes per hectare in 2019 and was at its lowest, 8.31 tonnes per hectare, in 1963.
Colombia ranks 68th of 158 countries on this measure, 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 | 10.6 tonnes per hectare | 8.31 tonnes per hectare | 11.62 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 11.52 tonnes per hectare | 9.2 tonnes per hectare | 14.09 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.92 tonnes per hectare | 12.16 tonnes per hectare | 15.63 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.81 tonnes per hectare | 15.27 tonnes per hectare | 16.29 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.89 tonnes per hectare | 12.82 tonnes per hectare | 18.38 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.83 tonnes per hectare | 17.25 tonnes per hectare | 23.39 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.08 tonnes per hectare | 20.93 tonnes per hectare | 22.78 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
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 potato yields in Colombia?
- Potato yields in Colombia was 22.7 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest potato yields recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 23.39 tonnes per hectare in 2019.
- What is the lowest potato yields recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.31 tonnes per hectare in 1963.
- How does Colombia rank for potato yields?
- Colombia ranks 68th out of 158 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potato yields rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. 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); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Potato yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.