Sugar cane yields in Colombia
Colombia: Sugar cane yields was 89.22 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
89.22 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
13th
of 110 countries
All-time high
101.81 tonnes per hectare
in 2004
All-time low
39 tonnes per hectare
in 1965
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Sugar cane yields in Colombia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sugar cane yields in Colombia is 89.22 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar cane yields in Colombia peaked at 101.81 tonnes per hectare in 2004 and was at its lowest, 39 tonnes per hectare, in 1965.
That places Colombia 13th out of 110 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sugar cane yields in Colombia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 45.61 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 49.65 tonnes per hectare | +8.9% |
| 1963 | 39.88 tonnes per hectare | -19.7% |
| 1964 | 43.39 tonnes per hectare | +8.8% |
| 1965 | 39 tonnes per hectare | -10.1% |
| 1966 | 54.17 tonnes per hectare | +38.9% |
| 1967 | 57.78 tonnes per hectare | +6.7% |
| 1968 | 57.08 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 56.12 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 53.36 tonnes per hectare | -4.9% |
| 1971 | 54.66 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 57.49 tonnes per hectare | +5.2% |
| 1973 | 57.23 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 61.76 tonnes per hectare | +7.9% |
| 1975 | 81.38 tonnes per hectare | +31.8% |
| 1976 | 80.81 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 76.07 tonnes per hectare | -5.9% |
| 1978 | 83.48 tonnes per hectare | +9.8% |
| 1979 | 87.59 tonnes per hectare | +4.9% |
| 1980 | 89.32 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 83.12 tonnes per hectare | -6.9% |
| 1982 | 89.9 tonnes per hectare | +8.2% |
| 1983 | 89.33 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 80.75 tonnes per hectare | -9.6% |
| 1985 | 73.32 tonnes per hectare | -9.2% |
| 1986 | 73.07 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 73.43 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 76.6 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 82.35 tonnes per hectare | +7.5% |
| 1990 | 87.3 tonnes per hectare | +6.0% |
| 1991 | 88.89 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 85.33 tonnes per hectare | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 80.02 tonnes per hectare | -6.2% |
| 1994 | 83.58 tonnes per hectare | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 84.69 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 90.16 tonnes per hectare | +6.5% |
| 1997 | 93.03 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 86.4 tonnes per hectare | -7.1% |
| 1999 | 86.41 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 83.64 tonnes per hectare | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 82.83 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 97 tonnes per hectare | +17.1% |
| 2003 | 99.21 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 101.81 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 98.14 tonnes per hectare | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 90.47 tonnes per hectare | -7.8% |
| 2007 | 85.81 tonnes per hectare | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 84.25 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 96.7 tonnes per hectare | +14.8% |
| 2010 | 93.36 tonnes per hectare | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 91.34 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 84.07 tonnes per hectare | -8.0% |
| 2013 | 85.86 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 95.12 tonnes per hectare | +10.8% |
| 2015 | 88.26 tonnes per hectare | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 86.4 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 54.26 tonnes per hectare | -37.2% |
| 2018 | 73.51 tonnes per hectare | +35.5% |
| 2019 | 50.25 tonnes per hectare | -31.6% |
| 2020 | 89.22 tonnes per hectare | +77.5% |
| 2021 | 95.99 tonnes per hectare | +7.6% |
| 2022 | 91.41 tonnes per hectare | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 91.04 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 89.22 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 89.22 tonnes per hectare is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60.97 tonnes per hectare, 1.5× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 89.22 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 61.27 tonnes per hectare, 1.5× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sugar cane 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +77.5% | 50.25 tonnes per hectare | 89.22 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.19 tonnes per hectare | 39 tonnes per hectare | 57.78 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 69.38 tonnes per hectare | 53.36 tonnes per hectare | 87.59 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 81.12 tonnes per hectare | 73.07 tonnes per hectare | 89.9 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 86.58 tonnes per hectare | 80.02 tonnes per hectare | 93.03 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.99 tonnes per hectare | 82.83 tonnes per hectare | 101.81 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.24 tonnes per hectare | 50.25 tonnes per hectare | 95.12 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.38 tonnes per hectare | 89.22 tonnes per hectare | 95.99 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 cane yields in Colombia?
- Sugar cane yields in Colombia was 89.22 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sugar cane yields recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 101.81 tonnes per hectare in 2004.
- What is the lowest sugar cane yields recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 39 tonnes per hectare in 1965.
- How does Colombia rank for sugar cane yields?
- Colombia ranks 13th out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar cane yields rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. 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 Sugar cane yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.