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 65 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
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 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 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 65 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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About this data
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.