Wheat yields in Colombia
Colombia: Wheat yields was 3.11 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wheat yields in Colombia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, wheat yields in Colombia stood at 3.11 tonnes per hectare. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 8.8% on the previous year and up 110.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat yields in Colombia peaked at 3.11 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7965 tonnes per hectare, in 1963.
That places Colombia 61st out of 125 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | 0.7965 tonnes per hectare | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | 0.875 tonnes per hectare | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.61 tonnes per hectare | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | 1.82 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.01 tonnes per hectare | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | 2.18 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.79 tonnes per hectare | 1.51 tonnes per hectare | 2.34 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.76 tonnes per hectare | 1.48 tonnes per hectare | 2.09 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.79 tonnes per hectare | 2.48 tonnes per hectare | 3.11 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 wheat yields in Colombia?
- Wheat yields in Colombia was 3.11 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest wheat yields recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.11 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest wheat yields recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7965 tonnes per hectare in 1963.
- How does Colombia rank for wheat yields?
- Colombia ranks 61st out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat yields rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 110.4%. 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) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Wheat yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Harvested production per unit of harvested area for wheat.