Sugar beet yields in Colombia
Colombia: Sugar beet yields was 26.07 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sugar beet yields in Colombia, 1997–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sugar beet yields in Colombia is 26.07 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar beet yields in Colombia peaked at 26.78 tonnes per hectare in 2019 and was at its lowest, 17.19 tonnes per hectare, in 2006.
Colombia ranks 51st of 66 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Sugar beet yields in Colombia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 19.78 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1998 | 21.84 tonnes per hectare | +10.4% |
| 1999 | 22.07 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 22.58 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 17.92 tonnes per hectare | -20.7% |
| 2002 | 17.68 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 17.76 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 17.72 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 17.49 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 17.19 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 19.16 tonnes per hectare | +11.5% |
| 2008 | 22.7 tonnes per hectare | +18.5% |
| 2009 | 19.46 tonnes per hectare | -14.3% |
| 2010 | 19.58 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 25.81 tonnes per hectare | +31.8% |
| 2012 | 25.18 tonnes per hectare | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 24.22 tonnes per hectare | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 24.19 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 25.45 tonnes per hectare | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 26.01 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 26.43 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 25.27 tonnes per hectare | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 26.78 tonnes per hectare | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 25.9 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 25.98 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 26.22 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 26.03 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 26.07 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 26.07 tonnes per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 27.89 tonnes per hectare, 93% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 26.07 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23.14 tonnes per hectare, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sugar beet yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +31.8% | 19.58 tonnes per hectare | 25.81 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.23 tonnes per hectare | 19.78 tonnes per hectare | 22.07 tonnes per hectare | 3 |
| 2000s | 18.97 tonnes per hectare | 17.19 tonnes per hectare | 22.7 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.89 tonnes per hectare | 19.58 tonnes per hectare | 26.78 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.04 tonnes per hectare | 25.9 tonnes per hectare | 26.22 tonnes per hectare | 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 sugar beet yields in Colombia?
- Sugar beet yields in Colombia was 26.07 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sugar beet yields recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 26.78 tonnes per hectare in 2019.
- What is the lowest sugar beet yields recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.19 tonnes per hectare in 2006.
- How does Colombia rank for sugar beet yields?
- Colombia ranks 51st out of 66 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar beet yields rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. 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); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sugar beet yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.