Rice — Production in Colombia

Colombia: Rice — Production was 3.01 million t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
3.01 million t
Change on year
up 15.2%
World rank
22nd
of 133 countries
All-time high
3.04 million t
in 2020
All-time low
473,600 t
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Rice — Production in Colombia, 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

In 2023, rice — production in Colombia stood at 3.01 million t.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.2% on the previous year and up 47.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rice — production in Colombia peaked at 3.04 million t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 473,600 t, in 1961.

That places Colombia 22nd out of 133 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Rice — Production in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Rice — Production in Colombia, 1961 to 2023.
Year t Change
1961 473,600 t —
1962 585,000 t +23.5%
1963 550,000 t -6.0%
1964 600,000 t +9.1%
1965 672,000 t +12.0%
1966 680,000 t +1.2%
1967 661,500 t -2.7%
1968 786,300 t +18.9%
1969 694,485 t -11.7%
1970 752,595 t +8.4%
1971 904,348 t +20.2%
1972 1.04 million t +15.4%
1973 1.18 million t +12.7%
1974 1.57 million t +33.5%
1975 1.62 million t +3.3%
1976 1.48 million t -8.7%
1977 1.40 million t -5.3%
1978 1.88 million t +34.0%
1979 1.83 million t -2.6%
1980 1.78 million t -2.5%
1981 1.88 million t +5.2%
1982 2.02 million t +7.7%
1983 1.81 million t -10.4%
1984 1.71 million t -5.5%
1985 1.74 million t +1.6%
1986 1.52 million t -12.7%
1987 1.86 million t +22.6%
1988 1.78 million t -4.8%
1989 2.10 million t +18.4%
1990 2.12 million t +0.7%
1991 1.74 million t -17.9%
1992 1.73 million t -0.2%
1993 1.59 million t -8.4%
1994 1.66 million t +4.2%
1995 1.74 million t +5.1%
1996 1.66 million t -4.7%
1997 1.83 million t +10.2%
1998 1.90 million t +3.7%
1999 2.19 million t +15.1%
2000 2.24 million t +2.4%
2001 2.16 million t -3.6%
2002 2.06 million t -4.3%
2003 2.42 million t +17.2%
2004 2.50 million t +3.3%
2005 2.21 million t -11.6%
2006 1.97 million t -10.9%
2007 2.12 million t +7.7%
2008 2.41 million t +14.0%
2009 2.48 million t +2.8%
2010 1.99 million t -19.8%
2011 2.01 million t +1.1%
2012 1.95 million t -3.2%
2013 2.04 million t +5.1%
2014 1.85 million t -9.3%
2015 2.09 million t +12.9%
2016 2.65 million t +26.4%
2017 2.70 million t +2.2%
2018 2.59 million t -4.1%
2019 2.64 million t +1.8%
2020 3.04 million t +15.1%
2021 2.98 million t -1.9%
2022 2.61 million t -12.5%
2023 3.01 million t +15.2%

Colombia compared with similar countries

  • Colombia's 3.01 million t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 130,000 t, 23.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
  • Colombia's 3.01 million t is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 203,156 t, 14.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 633,654 t 473,600 t 786,300 t 9
1970s 1.37 million t 752,595 t 1.88 million t 10
1980s 1.82 million t 1.52 million t 2.10 million t 10
1990s 1.82 million t 1.59 million t 2.19 million t 10
2000s 2.26 million t 1.97 million t 2.50 million t 10
2010s 2.25 million t 1.85 million t 2.70 million t 10
2020s 2.91 million t 2.61 million t 3.04 million t 4

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 19 Côte d'Ivoire 2.01 million t compare
  2. 19 Guinea 3.53 million t compare
  3. 20 Peru 3.37 million t compare
  4. 21 Mali 3.02 million t compare
  5. 21 Caribbean 1.22 million t compare
  6. 23 Malaysia 2.17 million t compare
  7. 24 USSR 1.99 million t compare
  8. 25 Senegal 1.52 million t compare

See the full ranking of 179 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is rice — production in Colombia?
Rice — production in Colombia was 3.01 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest rice — production recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 3.04 million t in 2020.
What is the lowest rice — production recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 473,600 t in 1961.
How does Colombia rank for rice — production?
Colombia ranks 22nd out of 133 countries with data for 2023.
Is rice — production rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 47.0%. 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, published as part of Rice — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Rice — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
179 places, 9,482 data points, 1961–2023
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