Arable land in Cuba
Cuba: Arable land was 0.2639 hectares per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.2639 hectares per person
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
35th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.3398 hectares per person
in 2002
All-time low
0.1893 hectares per person
in 1966
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Arable land in Cuba, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land in Cuba is 0.2639 hectares per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Cuba peaked at 0.3398 hectares per person in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.1893 hectares per person, in 1966.
That places Cuba 35th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Arable land in Cuba, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1963 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1996 hectares per person | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 0.2067 hectares per person | +3.6% |
| 1964 | 0.224 hectares per person | +8.4% |
| 1965 | 0.2017 hectares per person | -9.9% |
| 1966 | 0.1893 hectares per person | -6.2% |
| 1967 | 0.2027 hectares per person | +7.1% |
| 1968 | 0.2288 hectares per person | +12.9% |
| 1969 | 0.2242 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1970 | 0.2618 hectares per person | +16.8% |
| 1971 | 0.2536 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1972 | 0.2861 hectares per person | +12.8% |
| 1973 | 0.3008 hectares per person | +5.2% |
| 1974 | 0.2812 hectares per person | -6.5% |
| 1975 | 0.3028 hectares per person | +7.7% |
| 1976 | 0.3163 hectares per person | +4.5% |
| 1977 | 0.3141 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.3126 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.3051 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 0.3039 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.3046 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.3077 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.3103 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.3084 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.3119 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.3173 hectares per person | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.3222 hectares per person | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.324 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.3229 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.3189 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.3205 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.3315 hectares per person | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 0.3348 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3386 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.3372 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.3179 hectares per person | -5.7% |
| 1997 | 0.3299 hectares per person | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 0.3239 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.326 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.3154 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.3355 hectares per person | +6.4% |
| 2002 | 0.3398 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.3347 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.3298 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.326 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.3222 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.3166 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.3107 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.3051 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.2995 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.2939 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.2773 hectares per person | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2794 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2736 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2673 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2653 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2586 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2591 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2596 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.2602 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2615 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.263 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.2639 hectares per person | +0.4% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 0.2639 hectares per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1102 hectares per person, 2.4× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 0.2639 hectares per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0857 hectares per person, 3.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2081 hectares per person | 0.1893 hectares per person | 0.2288 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2934 hectares per person | 0.2536 hectares per person | 0.3163 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3133 hectares per person | 0.3039 hectares per person | 0.324 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3279 hectares per person | 0.3179 hectares per person | 0.3386 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3236 hectares per person | 0.3051 hectares per person | 0.3398 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2734 hectares per person | 0.2586 hectares per person | 0.2995 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2622 hectares per person | 0.2602 hectares per person | 0.2639 hectares per person | 4 |
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 arable land in Cuba?
- Arable land in Cuba was 0.2639 hectares per person in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3398 hectares per person in 2002.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1893 hectares per person in 1966.
- How does Cuba rank for arable land?
- Cuba ranks 35th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.