Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Colombia
Colombia: Share of cereals allocated to animal feed was 44.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Colombia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Colombia stood at 44.5%.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Colombia peaked at 50.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 6.4%, in 1962.
That places Colombia 77th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7.4% | — |
| 1962 | 6.4% | -14.1% |
| 1963 | 6.7% | +5.2% |
| 1964 | 10.6% | +58.3% |
| 1965 | 9.7% | -8.2% |
| 1966 | 9.2% | -5.5% |
| 1967 | 10.7% | +16.7% |
| 1968 | 10.8% | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 11.1% | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 12.4% | +11.2% |
| 1971 | 17.5% | +41.5% |
| 1972 | 16.7% | -5.0% |
| 1973 | 21.0% | +26.1% |
| 1974 | 21.4% | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 23.3% | +9.2% |
| 1976 | 24.6% | +5.5% |
| 1977 | 27.6% | +12.2% |
| 1978 | 27.7% | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 25.6% | -7.7% |
| 1980 | 27.0% | +5.5% |
| 1981 | 25.8% | -4.5% |
| 1982 | 26.8% | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 28.3% | +5.5% |
| 1984 | 24.3% | -14.2% |
| 1985 | 23.4% | -3.8% |
| 1986 | 24.4% | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 25.5% | +4.6% |
| 1988 | 25.9% | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 25.4% | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 26.0% | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 24.6% | -5.3% |
| 1992 | 26.6% | +8.1% |
| 1993 | 24.6% | -7.5% |
| 1994 | 32.2% | +30.9% |
| 1995 | 31.3% | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 32.5% | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 33.6% | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 31.8% | -5.3% |
| 1999 | 30.6% | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 32.4% | +6.1% |
| 2001 | 29.6% | -8.8% |
| 2002 | 33.8% | +14.2% |
| 2003 | 36.0% | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 34.1% | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 39.3% | +15.1% |
| 2006 | 44.1% | +12.2% |
| 2007 | 45.8% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 46.4% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 49.0% | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 47.9% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 46.2% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 49.2% | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 50.0% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 48.8% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 48.6% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 48.9% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 45.4% | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 45.6% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 44.9% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 43.7% | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 45.3% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 43.1% | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 44.5% | +3.4% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 44.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 41.5%, 1.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 44.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 44.5%, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of cereals allocated to animal feed 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +58.3% | 6.7% | 10.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.2% | 6.4% | 11.1% | 9 |
| 1970s | 21.8% | 12.4% | 27.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.7% | 23.4% | 28.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.4% | 24.6% | 33.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.0% | 29.6% | 49.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.6% | 44.9% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.1% | 43.1% | 45.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More agriculture & rural data for Colombia
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 2.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0976 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.7583 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Colombia?
- Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Colombia was 44.5% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of cereals allocated to animal feed recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 50.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to animal feed recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4% in 1962.
- How does Colombia rank for share of cereals allocated to animal feed?
- Colombia ranks 77th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of cereals allocated to animal feed rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of cereals allocated to animal feed. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of cereals available for domestic use – after accounting for trade – that is allocated to animal feed, relative to the total used for human food, animal feed, and industrial purposes. This excludes cereals used for seed, processing, and losses.