Agricultural land per capita in Cuba
Cuba: Agricultural land per capita was 0.5809 hectares per capita in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.5809 hectares per capita
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
78th
of 226 countries
All-time high
0.6508 hectares per capita
in 1987
All-time low
0.4806 hectares per capita
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land per capita in Cuba, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per capita.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 0.5809 hectares per capita for agricultural land per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land per capita in Cuba peaked at 0.6508 hectares per capita in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.4806 hectares per capita, in 1961.
That places Cuba 78th out of 226 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Agricultural land per capita in Cuba, year by year
| Year | hectares per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4806 hectares per capita | — |
| 1962 | 0.5046 hectares per capita | +5.0% |
| 1963 | 0.5243 hectares per capita | +3.9% |
| 1964 | 0.6045 hectares per capita | +15.3% |
| 1965 | 0.5663 hectares per capita | -6.3% |
| 1966 | 0.5504 hectares per capita | -2.8% |
| 1967 | 0.5532 hectares per capita | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.5555 hectares per capita | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.5475 hectares per capita | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 0.5691 hectares per capita | +3.9% |
| 1971 | 0.565 hectares per capita | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.6117 hectares per capita | +8.3% |
| 1973 | 0.6322 hectares per capita | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 0.6007 hectares per capita | -5.0% |
| 1975 | 0.6129 hectares per capita | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.6266 hectares per capita | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 0.6258 hectares per capita | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.6124 hectares per capita | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.6004 hectares per capita | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.6055 hectares per capita | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.6029 hectares per capita | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.6137 hectares per capita | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.6185 hectares per capita | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.6097 hectares per capita | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.6126 hectares per capita | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.6297 hectares per capita | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 0.6508 hectares per capita | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 0.6507 hectares per capita | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.6429 hectares per capita | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.634 hectares per capita | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.6303 hectares per capita | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.6281 hectares per capita | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.6208 hectares per capita | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.6142 hectares per capita | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.6118 hectares per capita | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.6034 hectares per capita | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.608 hectares per capita | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.6048 hectares per capita | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.6015 hectares per capita | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.59 hectares per capita | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.5973 hectares per capita | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.5953 hectares per capita | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.5922 hectares per capita | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.5808 hectares per capita | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.5893 hectares per capita | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.5878 hectares per capita | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.5865 hectares per capita | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.5816 hectares per capita | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.5767 hectares per capita | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.5719 hectares per capita | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.567 hectares per capita | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.5667 hectares per capita | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5614 hectares per capita | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.5564 hectares per capita | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.5535 hectares per capita | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.5527 hectares per capita | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.5601 hectares per capita | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.5611 hectares per capita | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.5714 hectares per capita | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.5727 hectares per capita | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.5755 hectares per capita | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.5788 hectares per capita | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.5809 hectares per capita | +0.4% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 0.5809 hectares per capita is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3687 hectares per capita, 1.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 0.5809 hectares per capita is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2545 hectares per capita, 2.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.543 hectares per capita | 0.4806 hectares per capita | 0.6045 hectares per capita | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6057 hectares per capita | 0.565 hectares per capita | 0.6322 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6237 hectares per capita | 0.6029 hectares per capita | 0.6508 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6157 hectares per capita | 0.6015 hectares per capita | 0.634 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5877 hectares per capita | 0.5767 hectares per capita | 0.5973 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5622 hectares per capita | 0.5527 hectares per capita | 0.5719 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.577 hectares per capita | 0.5727 hectares per capita | 0.5809 hectares per capita | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Cuba
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.3256 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.3126 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.5926 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -19.64 % change on previous year (2020)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0276 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 265.29 current US$ per person (2020)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6522 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land per capita in Cuba?
- Agricultural land per capita in Cuba was 0.5809 hectares per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural land per capita recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6508 hectares per capita in 1987.
- What is the lowest agricultural land per capita recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4806 hectares per capita in 1961.
- How does Cuba rank for agricultural land per capita?
- Cuba ranks 78th out of 226 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land per capita rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cuba 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 Agricultural land per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agricultural land is the sum of cropland and land used as pasture for grazing livestock.