What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term between Cuba and Venezuela?

261,600 hectares, with Cuba ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Venezuela?

108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland extent over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cuba vs Venezuela: Cropland extent over the long-term

Cuba

3.56 million hectares

in 2025

Venezuela

3.30 million hectares

in 2025

Cuba rank

70th

Venezuela rank

71st

Cropland extent over the long-term over time

Cuba
Venezuela

How they compare

Cuba currently reports 3.56 million hectares against 3.30 million hectares in Venezuela, a difference of 261,600 hectares.

That makes Cuba's figure about 1.1 times Venezuela's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Venezuela ahead.

Cuba ranks 70th and Venezuela ranks 71st of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 4 and Venezuela in 36.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cuba	Venezuela	Difference	Ahead
1000s	0 hectares	187,040 hectares	187,040 hectares	Venezuela
1100s	0 hectares	198,891 hectares	198,891 hectares	Venezuela
1200s	0 hectares	210,594 hectares	210,594 hectares	Venezuela
1300s	0 hectares	222,124 hectares	222,124 hectares	Venezuela
1400s	0 hectares	233,444 hectares	233,444 hectares	Venezuela
1500s	16,309 hectares	244,504 hectares	228,195 hectares	Venezuela
1600s	19,995 hectares	243,071 hectares	223,076 hectares	Venezuela
1700s	24,484 hectares	301,866 hectares	277,382 hectares	Venezuela
1710s	28,392 hectares	305,440 hectares	277,048 hectares	Venezuela
1720s	32,923 hectares	309,049 hectares	276,126 hectares	Venezuela
1730s	38,176 hectares	312,694 hectares	274,518 hectares	Venezuela
1740s	44,267 hectares	316,375 hectares	272,108 hectares	Venezuela
1750s	51,329 hectares	320,091 hectares	268,762 hectares	Venezuela
1760s	59,518 hectares	323,841 hectares	264,324 hectares	Venezuela
1770s	69,011 hectares	327,626 hectares	258,615 hectares	Venezuela
1780s	80,017 hectares	331,444 hectares	251,427 hectares	Venezuela
1790s	92,777 hectares	335,295 hectares	242,518 hectares	Venezuela
1800s	107,570 hectares	339,178 hectares	231,608 hectares	Venezuela
1810s	124,721 hectares	343,092 hectares	218,371 hectares	Venezuela
1820s	144,603 hectares	420,583 hectares	275,980 hectares	Venezuela
1830s	181,002 hectares	515,551 hectares	334,549 hectares	Venezuela
1840s	225,728 hectares	631,927 hectares	406,199 hectares	Venezuela
1850s	281,500 hectares	774,524 hectares	493,024 hectares	Venezuela
1860s	298,005 hectares	949,231 hectares	651,226 hectares	Venezuela
1870s	314,425 hectares	1.07 million hectares	751,885 hectares	Venezuela
1880s	335,629 hectares	1.20 million hectares	862,101 hectares	Venezuela
1890s	358,738 hectares	1.30 million hectares	944,102 hectares	Venezuela
1900s	383,431 hectares	1.27 million hectares	882,909 hectares	Venezuela
1910s	502,974 hectares	1.21 million hectares	711,586 hectares	Venezuela
1920s	689,529 hectares	1.16 million hectares	472,531 hectares	Venezuela
1930s	901,644 hectares	1.43 million hectares	529,146 hectares	Venezuela
1940s	999,166 hectares	1.68 million hectares	677,734 hectares	Venezuela
1950s	1.50 million hectares	2.73 million hectares	1.23 million hectares	Venezuela
1960s	1.88 million hectares	3.47 million hectares	1.60 million hectares	Venezuela
1970s	3.10 million hectares	3.55 million hectares	447,100 hectares	Venezuela
1980s	3.56 million hectares	3.66 million hectares	104,400 hectares	Venezuela
1990s	4.08 million hectares	3.43 million hectares	654,500 hectares	Cuba
2000s	4.08 million hectares	3.36 million hectares	719,160 hectares	Cuba
2010s	3.59 million hectares	3.30 million hectares	286,577 hectares	Cuba
2020s	3.56 million hectares	3.30 million hectares	261,600 hectares	Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland extent over the long-term, Cuba or Venezuela?: Cuba, at 3.56 million hectares against 3.30 million hectares in Venezuela as of 2025.
What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term between Cuba and Venezuela?: 261,600 hectares, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Venezuela?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Cuba and Venezuela rank globally for cropland extent over the long-term?: Cuba ranks 70th and Venezuela ranks 71st of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland extent over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Cropland extent over the long-term
Unit: hectares
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 09 October 2026

Total cropland area for each separate country over time.