Cocoa bean production in Colombia
Colombia: Cocoa bean production was 67,678 tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
67,678 tonnes
Change on year
up 13.1%
World rank
10th
of 62 countries
All-time high
102,154 tonnes
in 2019
All-time low
14,300 tonnes
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cocoa bean production 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.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cocoa bean production in Colombia is 67,678 tonnes, 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 tonnes in 2019 and was at its lowest, 14,300 tonnes, 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 | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 14,300 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 15,000 tonnes | +4.9% |
| 1963 | 15,700 tonnes | +4.7% |
| 1964 | 16,400 tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1965 | 17,100 tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1966 | 17,800 tonnes | +4.1% |
| 1967 | 17,000 tonnes | -4.5% |
| 1968 | 18,000 tonnes | +5.9% |
| 1969 | 18,500 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1970 | 19,000 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1971 | 21,000 tonnes | +10.5% |
| 1972 | 22,000 tonnes | +4.8% |
| 1973 | 23,000 tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1974 | 24,500 tonnes | +6.5% |
| 1975 | 26,000 tonnes | +6.1% |
| 1976 | 29,200 tonnes | +12.3% |
| 1977 | 27,000 tonnes | -7.5% |
| 1978 | 31,000 tonnes | +14.8% |
| 1979 | 32,300 tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1980 | 35,700 tonnes | +10.5% |
| 1981 | 38,300 tonnes | +7.3% |
| 1982 | 39,400 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 37,000 tonnes | -6.1% |
| 1984 | 40,700 tonnes | +10.0% |
| 1985 | 42,500 tonnes | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 46,700 tonnes | +9.9% |
| 1987 | 53,680 tonnes | +14.9% |
| 1988 | 54,080 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 55,430 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 56,153 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 58,141 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 54,857 tonnes | -5.6% |
| 1993 | 57,472 tonnes | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 50,624 tonnes | -11.9% |
| 1995 | 56,652 tonnes | +11.9% |
| 1996 | 49,635 tonnes | -12.4% |
| 1997 | 50,317 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 50,685 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 51,485 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 36,731 tonnes | -28.7% |
| 2001 | 36,070 tonnes | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 34,002 tonnes | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 41,704 tonnes | +22.7% |
| 2004 | 38,753 tonnes | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 37,099 tonnes | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 35,258 tonnes | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 39,904 tonnes | +13.2% |
| 2008 | 44,740 tonnes | +12.1% |
| 2009 | 44,740 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 39,534 tonnes | -11.6% |
| 2011 | 37,202 tonnes | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 41,670 tonnes | +12.0% |
| 2013 | 46,739 tonnes | +12.2% |
| 2014 | 47,732 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 54,798 tonnes | +14.8% |
| 2016 | 56,785 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 89,282 tonnes | +57.2% |
| 2018 | 97,978 tonnes | +9.7% |
| 2019 | 102,154 tonnes | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 63,416 tonnes | -37.9% |
| 2021 | 69,040 tonnes | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 62,158 tonnes | -10.0% |
| 2023 | 59,831 tonnes | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 67,678 tonnes | +13.1% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 67,678 tonnes is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 541.36 tonnes, 125.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 67,678 tonnes is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,463 tonnes, 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 tonnes | 89,282 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16,644 tonnes | 14,300 tonnes | 18,500 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 25,500 tonnes | 19,000 tonnes | 32,300 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 44,349 tonnes | 35,700 tonnes | 55,430 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 53,602 tonnes | 49,635 tonnes | 58,141 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 38,900 tonnes | 34,002 tonnes | 44,740 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 61,387 tonnes | 37,202 tonnes | 102,154 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 64,425 tonnes | 59,831 tonnes | 69,040 tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 7 Brazil 297,509 tonnes compare
- 8 Peru 157,252 tonnes compare
- 9 Sierra Leone 93,750 tonnes compare
- 11 Dominican Republic 57,461 tonnes compare
- 12 Uganda 55,000 tonnes compare
- 13 Democratic Republic of Congo 50,000 tonnes 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 tonnes 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 cocoa bean production recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 102,154 tonnes in 2019.
- What is the lowest cocoa bean production recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,300 tonnes 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cocoa bean production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cocoa bean production is measured in tonnes.