Cocoa bean production in Colombia
Colombia: Cocoa bean production was 67,678 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
67,678
Change on year
up 13.1%
World rank
10th
of 62 countries
All-time high
102,154
in 2019
All-time low
14,300
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cocoa bean production in Colombia, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cocoa bean production in Colombia is 67,678, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 13.1% on the previous year and up 41.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cocoa bean production in Colombia peaked at 102,154 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 14,300, in 1961.
That places Colombia 10th out of 62 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.
Cocoa bean production in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 14,300 | — |
| 1962 | 15,000 | +4.9% |
| 1963 | 15,700 | +4.7% |
| 1964 | 16,400 | +4.5% |
| 1965 | 17,100 | +4.3% |
| 1966 | 17,800 | +4.1% |
| 1967 | 17,000 | -4.5% |
| 1968 | 18,000 | +5.9% |
| 1969 | 18,500 | +2.8% |
| 1970 | 19,000 | +2.7% |
| 1971 | 21,000 | +10.5% |
| 1972 | 22,000 | +4.8% |
| 1973 | 23,000 | +4.5% |
| 1974 | 24,500 | +6.5% |
| 1975 | 26,000 | +6.1% |
| 1976 | 29,200 | +12.3% |
| 1977 | 27,000 | -7.5% |
| 1978 | 31,000 | +14.8% |
| 1979 | 32,300 | +4.2% |
| 1980 | 35,700 | +10.5% |
| 1981 | 38,300 | +7.3% |
| 1982 | 39,400 | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 37,000 | -6.1% |
| 1984 | 40,700 | +10.0% |
| 1985 | 42,500 | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 46,700 | +9.9% |
| 1987 | 53,680 | +14.9% |
| 1988 | 54,080 | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 55,430 | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 56,153 | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 58,141 | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 54,857 | -5.6% |
| 1993 | 57,472 | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 50,624 | -11.9% |
| 1995 | 56,652 | +11.9% |
| 1996 | 49,635 | -12.4% |
| 1997 | 50,317 | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 50,685 | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 51,485 | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 36,731 | -28.7% |
| 2001 | 36,070 | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 34,002 | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 41,704 | +22.7% |
| 2004 | 38,753 | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 37,099 | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 35,258 | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 39,904 | +13.2% |
| 2008 | 44,740 | +12.1% |
| 2009 | 44,740 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 39,534 | -11.6% |
| 2011 | 37,202 | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 41,670 | +12.0% |
| 2013 | 46,739 | +12.2% |
| 2014 | 47,732 | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 54,798 | +14.8% |
| 2016 | 56,785 | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 89,282 | +57.2% |
| 2018 | 97,978 | +9.7% |
| 2019 | 102,154 | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 63,416 | -37.9% |
| 2021 | 69,040 | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 62,158 | -10.0% |
| 2023 | 59,831 | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 67,678 | +13.1% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 67,678 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 541.36, 125.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 67,678 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,463, 46.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cocoa bean production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +57.2% | 56,785 | 89,282 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16,644 | 14,300 | 18,500 | 9 |
| 1970s | 25,500 | 19,000 | 32,300 | 10 |
| 1980s | 44,349 | 35,700 | 55,430 | 10 |
| 1990s | 53,602 | 49,635 | 58,141 | 10 |
| 2000s | 38,900 | 34,002 | 44,740 | 10 |
| 2010s | 61,387 | 37,202 | 102,154 | 10 |
| 2020s | 64,425 | 59,831 | 69,040 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 7 Brazil 297,509 compare
- 8 Peru 157,252 compare
- 9 Sierra Leone 93,750 compare
- 11 Dominican Republic 57,461 compare
- 12 Uganda 55,000 compare
- 13 Democratic Republic of Congo 50,000 compare
More reference data data for Colombia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4113 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 19.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 9.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 2.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 61.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 94.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.24 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cocoa bean production in Colombia?
- Cocoa bean production in Colombia was 67,678 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cocoa bean production recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 102,154 in 2019.
- What is the lowest cocoa bean production recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,300 in 1961.
- How does Colombia rank for cocoa bean production?
- Colombia ranks 10th out of 62 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cocoa bean production rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cocoa bean production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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