Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Cuba
Cuba: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat was 300,000 animals in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
300,000 animals
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
98th
of 198 countries
All-time high
1.35 million animals
in 1968
All-time low
299,700 animals
in 2023
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Cuba, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
In 2024, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Cuba stood at 300,000 animals.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Cuba peaked at 1.35 million animals in 1968 and was at its lowest, 299,700 animals, in 2023.
Cuba ranks 98th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Cuba, year by year
| Year | animals | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 824,000 animals | — |
| 1962 | 869,000 animals | +5.5% |
| 1963 | 897,000 animals | +3.2% |
| 1964 | 961,000 animals | +7.1% |
| 1965 | 999,000 animals | +4.0% |
| 1966 | 1.00 million animals | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 1.02 million animals | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 1.35 million animals | +33.0% |
| 1969 | 1.30 million animals | -4.2% |
| 1970 | 1.19 million animals | -8.3% |
| 1971 | 1.10 million animals | -8.0% |
| 1972 | 1.01 million animals | -7.5% |
| 1973 | 891,000 animals | -12.1% |
| 1974 | 794,200 animals | -10.9% |
| 1975 | 741,500 animals | -6.6% |
| 1976 | 901,300 animals | +21.6% |
| 1977 | 1.03 million animals | +14.1% |
| 1978 | 962,600 animals | -6.4% |
| 1979 | 883,200 animals | -8.2% |
| 1980 | 897,900 animals | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 900,800 animals | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 899,843 animals | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 919,148 animals | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 899,394 animals | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 916,371 animals | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 922,428 animals | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 899,404 animals | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 896,422 animals | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 885,721 animals | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 900,000 animals | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 720,500 animals | -19.9% |
| 1992 | 682,746 animals | -5.2% |
| 1993 | 532,524 animals | -22.0% |
| 1994 | 452,160 animals | -15.1% |
| 1995 | 465,782 animals | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 476,159 animals | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 467,219 animals | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 490,467 animals | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 525,517 animals | +7.1% |
| 2000 | 511,986 animals | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 506,436 animals | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 465,120 animals | -8.2% |
| 2003 | 372,347 animals | -19.9% |
| 2004 | 404,000 animals | +8.5% |
| 2005 | 423,300 animals | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 360,700 animals | -14.8% |
| 2007 | 335,700 animals | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 377,300 animals | +12.4% |
| 2009 | 396,200 animals | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 379,100 animals | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 394,700 animals | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 395,600 animals | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 402,800 animals | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 423,700 animals | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 460,500 animals | +8.7% |
| 2016 | 495,100 animals | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 507,500 animals | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 485,800 animals | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 475,000 animals | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 392,772 animals | -17.3% |
| 2021 | 362,300 animals | -7.8% |
| 2022 | 402,100 animals | +11.0% |
| 2023 | 299,700 animals | -25.5% |
| 2024 | 300,000 animals | +0.1% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 300,000 animals is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 300,000 animals, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 300,000 animals is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 320,372 animals, 94% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.02 million animals | 824,000 animals | 1.35 million animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 950,090 animals | 741,500 animals | 1.19 million animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 903,743 animals | 885,721 animals | 922,428 animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 571,307 animals | 452,160 animals | 900,000 animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 415,309 animals | 335,700 animals | 511,986 animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 441,980 animals | 379,100 animals | 507,500 animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 351,374 animals | 299,700 animals | 402,100 animals | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More agriculture & rural data for Cuba
- 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)
- 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 yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Cuba?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Cuba was 300,000 animals in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 1.35 million animals in 1968.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 299,700 animals in 2023.
- How does Cuba rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Cuba ranks 98th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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