Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Colombia
Colombia: Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty was 4,422 kg per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Colombia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 4,422 kg per hectare for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Colombia peaked at 4,422 kg per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,451 kg per hectare, in 1991.
Colombia ranks 55th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Colombia, year by year
| Year | kg per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,475 kg per hectare | — |
| 1991 | 2,451 kg per hectare | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 2,550 kg per hectare | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 2,506 kg per hectare | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 2,506 kg per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2,644 kg per hectare | +5.5% |
| 1996 | 2,684 kg per hectare | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 2,907 kg per hectare | +8.3% |
| 1998 | 3,060 kg per hectare | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 3,152 kg per hectare | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 3,234 kg per hectare | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 3,138 kg per hectare | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 3,340 kg per hectare | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 3,622 kg per hectare | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 3,584 kg per hectare | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 3,643 kg per hectare | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 3,359 kg per hectare | -7.8% |
| 2007 | 3,599 kg per hectare | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 3,664 kg per hectare | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 3,611 kg per hectare | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 3,410 kg per hectare | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 3,352 kg per hectare | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 3,382 kg per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 3,278 kg per hectare | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 3,755 kg per hectare | +14.5% |
| 2015 | 3,894 kg per hectare | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 3,792 kg per hectare | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 3,856 kg per hectare | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 4,014 kg per hectare | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 4,167 kg per hectare | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 4,399 kg per hectare | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 4,279 kg per hectare | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 4,397 kg per hectare | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 4,301 kg per hectare | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 4,422 kg per hectare | +2.8% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 4,422 kg per hectare is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,431 kg per hectare, 1.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 4,422 kg per hectare is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3,932 kg per hectare, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,693 kg per hectare | 2,451 kg per hectare | 3,152 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,480 kg per hectare | 3,138 kg per hectare | 3,664 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,690 kg per hectare | 3,278 kg per hectare | 4,167 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,360 kg per hectare | 4,279 kg per hectare | 4,422 kg per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More poverty & inequality data for Colombia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 9 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.65 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 25.22 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 25.2% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 14.1 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Colombia?
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Colombia was 4,422 kg per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 4,422 kg per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,451 kg per hectare in 1991.
- How does Colombia rank for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Colombia ranks 55th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Extreme poverty is defined as living below the International Poverty Line of $3 per day. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.