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

549,010 hectares, with Cuba ahead.

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

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 Zimbabwe: Cropland extent over the long-term

Cuba

3.56 million hectares

in 2025

Zimbabwe

3.01 million hectares

in 2025

Cuba rank

70th

Zimbabwe rank

73rd

Cropland extent over the long-term over time

Cuba
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Cuba currently reports 3.56 million hectares against 3.01 million hectares in Zimbabwe, a difference of 549,010 hectares.

That makes Cuba's figure about 1.2 times Zimbabwe's.

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

Cuba ranks 70th and Zimbabwe ranks 73rd of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 19 and Zimbabwe in 21.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cuba	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1000s	0 hectares	43,726 hectares	43,726 hectares	Zimbabwe
1100s	0 hectares	43,726 hectares	43,726 hectares	Zimbabwe
1200s	0 hectares	43,726 hectares	43,726 hectares	Zimbabwe
1300s	0 hectares	43,726 hectares	43,726 hectares	Zimbabwe
1400s	0 hectares	43,726 hectares	43,726 hectares	Zimbabwe
1500s	16,309 hectares	87,452 hectares	71,143 hectares	Zimbabwe
1600s	19,995 hectares	94,886 hectares	74,891 hectares	Zimbabwe
1700s	24,484 hectares	102,319 hectares	77,835 hectares	Zimbabwe
1710s	28,392 hectares	105,892 hectares	77,500 hectares	Zimbabwe
1720s	32,923 hectares	109,466 hectares	76,543 hectares	Zimbabwe
1730s	38,176 hectares	113,039 hectares	74,863 hectares	Zimbabwe
1740s	44,267 hectares	116,612 hectares	72,345 hectares	Zimbabwe
1750s	51,329 hectares	120,185 hectares	68,856 hectares	Zimbabwe
1760s	59,518 hectares	123,758 hectares	64,240 hectares	Zimbabwe
1770s	69,011 hectares	127,331 hectares	58,320 hectares	Zimbabwe
1780s	80,017 hectares	130,905 hectares	50,888 hectares	Zimbabwe
1790s	92,777 hectares	134,478 hectares	41,701 hectares	Zimbabwe
1800s	107,570 hectares	138,051 hectares	30,481 hectares	Zimbabwe
1810s	124,721 hectares	141,624 hectares	16,903 hectares	Zimbabwe
1820s	144,603 hectares	145,197 hectares	594 hectares	Zimbabwe
1830s	181,002 hectares	148,770 hectares	32,232 hectares	Cuba
1840s	225,728 hectares	152,344 hectares	73,384 hectares	Cuba
1850s	281,500 hectares	155,917 hectares	125,583 hectares	Cuba
1860s	298,005 hectares	172,402 hectares	125,603 hectares	Cuba
1870s	314,425 hectares	190,629 hectares	123,796 hectares	Cuba
1880s	335,629 hectares	210,784 hectares	124,845 hectares	Cuba
1890s	358,738 hectares	233,069 hectares	125,669 hectares	Cuba
1900s	383,431 hectares	257,711 hectares	125,720 hectares	Cuba
1910s	502,974 hectares	303,373 hectares	199,601 hectares	Cuba
1920s	689,529 hectares	353,828 hectares	335,701 hectares	Cuba
1930s	901,644 hectares	435,633 hectares	466,011 hectares	Cuba
1940s	999,166 hectares	531,996 hectares	467,170 hectares	Cuba
1950s	1.50 million hectares	814,484 hectares	683,012 hectares	Cuba
1960s	1.88 million hectares	1.14 million hectares	740,122 hectares	Cuba
1970s	3.10 million hectares	1.74 million hectares	1.36 million hectares	Cuba
1980s	3.56 million hectares	2.50 million hectares	1.06 million hectares	Cuba
1990s	4.08 million hectares	3.18 million hectares	897,878 hectares	Cuba
2000s	4.08 million hectares	3.93 million hectares	149,190 hectares	Cuba
2010s	3.59 million hectares	3.61 million hectares	28,255 hectares	Zimbabwe
2020s	3.56 million hectares	3.13 million hectares	435,002 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 Zimbabwe?: Cuba, at 3.56 million hectares against 3.01 million hectares in Zimbabwe as of 2025.
What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term between Cuba and Zimbabwe?: 549,010 hectares, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Zimbabwe?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Cuba and Zimbabwe rank globally for cropland extent over the long-term?: Cuba ranks 70th and Zimbabwe ranks 73rd 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.