What is the difference in meat supply per person between Cuba and USSR?

0.1 kilograms per year per capita, with USSR ahead.

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

31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Meat supply per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cuba vs USSR: Meat supply per person

Cuba

65.72 kilograms per year per capita

in 2019

USSR

65.82 kilograms per year per capita

in 1991

Cuba rank

77th

USSR rank

75th

Meat supply per person over time

Cuba
USSR

How they compare

USSR currently reports 65.82 kilograms per year per capita against 65.72 kilograms per year per capita in Cuba, a difference of 0.1 kilograms per year per capita.

Across all 31 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.

Cuba ranks 77th and USSR ranks 75th of 192 countries.

USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cuba	USSR	Difference	Ahead
1960s	32.64 kilograms per year per capita	44.02 kilograms per year per capita	11.38 kilograms per year per capita	USSR
1970s	31.95 kilograms per year per capita	56.69 kilograms per year per capita	24.74 kilograms per year per capita	USSR
1980s	36.61 kilograms per year per capita	64.97 kilograms per year per capita	28.36 kilograms per year per capita	USSR
1990s	36.54 kilograms per year per capita	68.81 kilograms per year per capita	32.26 kilograms per year per capita	USSR

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher meat supply per person, Cuba or USSR?: USSR, at 65.82 kilograms per year per capita against 65.72 kilograms per year per capita in Cuba as of 1991.
What is the difference in meat supply per person between Cuba and USSR?: 0.1 kilograms per year per capita, with USSR ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and USSR?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do Cuba and USSR rank globally for meat supply per person?: Cuba ranks 77th and USSR ranks 75th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Meat supply per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Meat supply per person
Unit: kilograms per year per capita
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 10,214 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Quantity that is available for consumption at the end of the supply chain. It does not account for consumer waste, so the quantity that is actually consumed may be lower.