Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Cuba
Cuba: Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals was 64.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Cuba, 1995–2022
Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total freshwater withdrawal.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 64.9% for agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in 2022. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Cuba peaked at 64.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 50.2%, in 2007.
That places Cuba 84th out of 180 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Cuba, year by year
| Year | % of total freshwater withdrawal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 51.2% | — |
| 1996 | 51.3% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 51.5% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 51.7% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 51.9% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 52.1% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 52.2% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 52.4% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 52.6% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 52.8% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 53.0% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 53.1% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 50.2% | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 57.2% | +14.0% |
| 2009 | 59.5% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 59.3% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 61.4% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 63.2% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 64.9% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 64.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 64.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 64.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 64.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 64.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 64.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 64.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 64.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 64.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.5% | 51.2% | 51.9% | 5 |
| 2000s | 53.5% | 50.2% | 59.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.8% | 59.3% | 64.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.9% | 64.9% | 64.9% | 3 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Cuba
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- 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)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2277 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.2% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.5% (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Cuba?
- Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Cuba was 64.9% in 2022, according to AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 64.9% in 2013.
- What is the lowest agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.2% in 2007.
- How does Cuba rank for agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals?
- Cuba ranks 84th out of 180 countries with data for 2022.
- Is agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Agricultural water withdrawals as a percentage of total water withdrawals (which is the sum of water used for agriculture, industry and domestic purposes). Agricultural water is defined as the annual quantity of self-supplied water withdrawn for irrigation, livestock and aquaculture purposes.