Spinach — Yield in Colombia
Colombia: Spinach — Yield was 18,832 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Spinach — Yield in Colombia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2024, spinach — yield in Colombia stood at 18,832 kg/ha.
That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and down 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spinach — yield in Colombia peaked at 27,002 kg/ha in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3,312 kg/ha, in 1967.
Colombia ranks 15th of 67 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Spinach — Yield in Colombia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,462 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 3,444 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 3,393 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 3,345 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 3,333 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 3,323 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 3,312 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 3,333 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 3,353 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 3,371 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 3,389 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 3,405 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 3,421 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 3,488 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 3,500 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 6,000 kg/ha | +71.4% |
| 1977 | 6,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 6,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 6,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 6,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 6,042 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 6,326 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 1983 | 6,400 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 6,000 kg/ha | -6.2% |
| 1985 | 6,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 6,394 kg/ha | +6.6% |
| 1987 | 6,311 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 6,592 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 6,500 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 6,500 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 6,681 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 7,000 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 6,818 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 8,325 kg/ha | +22.1% |
| 1995 | 9,257 kg/ha | +11.2% |
| 1996 | 10,714 kg/ha | +15.7% |
| 1997 | 12,667 kg/ha | +18.2% |
| 1998 | 10,938 kg/ha | -13.7% |
| 1999 | 11,277 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 19,184 kg/ha | +70.1% |
| 2001 | 15,053 kg/ha | -21.5% |
| 2002 | 15,094 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 14,253 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 15,121 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 16,591 kg/ha | +9.7% |
| 2006 | 16,279 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 18,265 kg/ha | +12.2% |
| 2008 | 16,368 kg/ha | -10.4% |
| 2009 | 20,826 kg/ha | +27.2% |
| 2010 | 22,939 kg/ha | +10.1% |
| 2011 | 20,297 kg/ha | -11.5% |
| 2012 | 21,926 kg/ha | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 23,104 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 27,002 kg/ha | +16.9% |
| 2015 | 25,383 kg/ha | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 11,510 kg/ha | -54.7% |
| 2017 | 4,793 kg/ha | -58.4% |
| 2018 | 13,242 kg/ha | +176.3% |
| 2019 | 13,726 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 19,089 kg/ha | +39.1% |
| 2021 | 16,845 kg/ha | -11.8% |
| 2022 | 18,039 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 17,979 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 18,832 kg/ha | +4.7% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 18,832 kg/ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13,696 kg/ha, 1.4× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 18,832 kg/ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 15,089 kg/ha, 1.2× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spinach — Yield 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +176.3% | 4,793 kg/ha | 13,242 kg/ha |
| 1976 | +71.4% | 3,500 kg/ha | 6,000 kg/ha |
| 2000 | +70.1% | 11,277 kg/ha | 19,184 kg/ha |
| 2017 | -58.4% | 11,510 kg/ha | 4,793 kg/ha |
| 2016 | -54.7% | 25,383 kg/ha | 11,510 kg/ha |
| 2020 | +39.1% | 13,726 kg/ha | 19,089 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,366 kg/ha | 3,312 kg/ha | 3,462 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 4,458 kg/ha | 3,371 kg/ha | 6,000 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,257 kg/ha | 6,000 kg/ha | 6,592 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 9,018 kg/ha | 6,500 kg/ha | 12,667 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 16,703 kg/ha | 14,253 kg/ha | 20,826 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 18,392 kg/ha | 4,793 kg/ha | 27,002 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 18,157 kg/ha | 16,845 kg/ha | 19,089 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
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 spinach — yield in Colombia?
- Spinach — yield in Colombia was 18,832 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest spinach — yield recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 27,002 kg/ha in 2014.
- What is the lowest spinach — yield recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,312 kg/ha in 1967.
- How does Colombia rank for spinach — yield?
- Colombia ranks 15th out of 67 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spinach — yield rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.3%. 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 Spinach — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
About this data
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.