Cattle meat per animal in Cuba
Cuba: Cattle meat per animal was 201 kilograms per animal in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
201 kilograms per animal
Change on year
down 14.1%
World rank
99th
of 198 countries
All-time high
234 kilograms per animal
in 2023
All-time low
113 kilograms per animal
in 1992
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cattle meat per animal in Cuba, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per animal.
Analysis
In 2024, cattle meat per animal in Cuba stood at 201 kilograms per animal.
That represents a change of down 14.1% on the previous year and up 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle meat per animal in Cuba peaked at 234 kilograms per animal in 2023 and was at its lowest, 113 kilograms per animal, in 1992.
Cuba ranks 99th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cattle meat per animal in Cuba, year by year
| Year | kilograms per animal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 170 kilograms per animal | — |
| 1962 | 170 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 170 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 170 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 170 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 170 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 170 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 170 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 170 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 170 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 173 kilograms per animal | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 177 kilograms per animal | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 174 kilograms per animal | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 166 kilograms per animal | -4.6% |
| 1975 | 162 kilograms per animal | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 166 kilograms per animal | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 165 kilograms per animal | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 166 kilograms per animal | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 164 kilograms per animal | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 163 kilograms per animal | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 159 kilograms per animal | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 157 kilograms per animal | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 155 kilograms per animal | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 158 kilograms per animal | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 155 kilograms per animal | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 160 kilograms per animal | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 156 kilograms per animal | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 158 kilograms per animal | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 156 kilograms per animal | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 151 kilograms per animal | -3.2% |
| 1991 | 125 kilograms per animal | -17.2% |
| 1992 | 113 kilograms per animal | -9.6% |
| 1993 | 123 kilograms per animal | +8.8% |
| 1994 | 141 kilograms per animal | +14.6% |
| 1995 | 145 kilograms per animal | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 151 kilograms per animal | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 151 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 151 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 145 kilograms per animal | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 148 kilograms per animal | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 148 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 142 kilograms per animal | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 151 kilograms per animal | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 137 kilograms per animal | -9.3% |
| 2005 | 142 kilograms per animal | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 154 kilograms per animal | +8.5% |
| 2007 | 161 kilograms per animal | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 164 kilograms per animal | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 164 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 168 kilograms per animal | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 168 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 169 kilograms per animal | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 166 kilograms per animal | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 168 kilograms per animal | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 164 kilograms per animal | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 169 kilograms per animal | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 165 kilograms per animal | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 183 kilograms per animal | +10.9% |
| 2019 | 148 kilograms per animal | -19.1% |
| 2020 | 158 kilograms per animal | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 225 kilograms per animal | +42.4% |
| 2022 | 214 kilograms per animal | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 234 kilograms per animal | +9.3% |
| 2024 | 201 kilograms per animal | -14.1% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 201 kilograms per animal is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 200 kilograms per animal, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 201 kilograms per animal is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 204.5 kilograms per animal, 98% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle meat per animal in Cuba changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +42.4% | 158 kilograms per animal | 225 kilograms per animal |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 170 kilograms per animal | 170 kilograms per animal | 170 kilograms per animal | 9 |
| 1970s | 168.3 kilograms per animal | 162 kilograms per animal | 177 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1980s | 157.7 kilograms per animal | 155 kilograms per animal | 163 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1990s | 139.6 kilograms per animal | 113 kilograms per animal | 151 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2000s | 151.1 kilograms per animal | 137 kilograms per animal | 164 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2010s | 166.8 kilograms per animal | 148 kilograms per animal | 183 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2020s | 206.4 kilograms per animal | 158 kilograms per animal | 234 kilograms per animal | 5 |
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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 cattle meat per animal in Cuba?
- Cattle meat per animal in Cuba was 201 kilograms per animal 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 cattle meat per animal recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 234 kilograms per animal in 2023.
- What is the lowest cattle meat per animal recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 113 kilograms per animal in 1992.
- How does Cuba rank for cattle meat per animal?
- Cuba ranks 99th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cattle meat per animal rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Cattle meat per animal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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