Sugar cane — Production in Colombia
Colombia: Sugar cane — Production was 31.86 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sugar cane — Production in Colombia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 31.86 million t for sugar cane — production in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar cane — production in Colombia peaked at 40.67 million t in 2004 and was at its lowest, 12.64 million t, in 1963.
Colombia ranks 9th of 103 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sugar cane — Production in Colombia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 13.40 million t | — |
| 1962 | 14.56 million t | +8.7% |
| 1963 | 12.64 million t | -13.2% |
| 1964 | 14.12 million t | +11.7% |
| 1965 | 12.72 million t | -9.9% |
| 1966 | 13.00 million t | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 13.00 million t | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 13.30 million t | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 13.30 million t | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 12.70 million t | -4.5% |
| 1971 | 13.50 million t | +6.3% |
| 1972 | 15.00 million t | +11.1% |
| 1973 | 15.60 million t | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 16.80 million t | +7.7% |
| 1975 | 20.50 million t | +22.0% |
| 1976 | 21.10 million t | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 20.50 million t | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 22.95 million t | +12.0% |
| 1979 | 24.70 million t | +7.6% |
| 1980 | 26.10 million t | +5.7% |
| 1981 | 23.20 million t | -11.1% |
| 1982 | 23.50 million t | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 24.20 million t | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 23.50 million t | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 25.36 million t | +7.9% |
| 1986 | 24.85 million t | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 24.96 million t | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 25.78 million t | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 26.49 million t | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 27.79 million t | +4.9% |
| 1991 | 27.79 million t | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 28.93 million t | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 30.50 million t | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 31.20 million t | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 32.00 million t | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 35.00 million t | +9.4% |
| 1997 | 36.00 million t | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 34.00 million t | -5.6% |
| 1999 | 33.57 million t | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 33.96 million t | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 33.53 million t | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 37.60 million t | +12.2% |
| 2003 | 39.54 million t | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 40.67 million t | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 39.85 million t | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 37.10 million t | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 35.20 million t | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 32.30 million t | -8.2% |
| 2009 | 36.70 million t | +13.6% |
| 2010 | 32.54 million t | -11.3% |
| 2011 | 34.89 million t | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 33.34 million t | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 34.88 million t | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 38.16 million t | +9.4% |
| 2015 | 36.14 million t | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 34.76 million t | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 23.39 million t | -32.7% |
| 2018 | 33.45 million t | +43.0% |
| 2019 | 33.84 million t | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 36.36 million t | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 34.58 million t | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 35.72 million t | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 32.19 million t | -9.9% |
| 2024 | 31.86 million t | -1.0% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 31.86 million t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.66 million t, 5.6× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 31.86 million t is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.67 million t, 19.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.34 million t | 12.64 million t | 14.56 million t | 9 |
| 1970s | 18.34 million t | 12.70 million t | 24.70 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.80 million t | 23.20 million t | 26.49 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.68 million t | 27.79 million t | 36.00 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.65 million t | 32.30 million t | 40.67 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.54 million t | 23.39 million t | 38.16 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.14 million t | 31.86 million t | 36.36 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 6 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 9.15 million t compare
- 6 Thailand 82.44 million t compare
- 7 Mexico 53.05 million t compare
- 8 Indonesia 32.00 million t compare
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 3.66 million t compare
- 9 United Republic of Tanzania 3.34 million t compare
- 10 Australia 29.86 million t compare
- 10 Democratic Republic of the Congo 2.51 million t compare
- 10 Australia and New Zealand 29.86 million t compare
- 11 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.64 million t compare
- 12 Guatemala 22.91 million t compare
- 12 Melanesia 1.64 million t compare
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 cane — production in Colombia?
- Sugar cane — production in Colombia was 31.86 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sugar cane — production recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 40.67 million t in 2004.
- What is the lowest sugar cane — production recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.64 million t in 1963.
- How does Colombia rank for sugar cane — production?
- Colombia ranks 9th out of 103 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar cane — production rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. 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, published as part of Sugar cane — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.