Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Cuba
Cuba: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat was 300,000 animals in 2024. ▼ Falling
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 97th of 197 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.
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 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Cuba
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.96 billion current US$ (2020)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.2% (2024)
- Rural population 2.49 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 22.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.5% (2022)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.2% (2024)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.2% (2024)
- Land under cereal production 142,254 hectares (2023)
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 97th out of 197 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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