Share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel in Cuba
Cuba: Share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel was 2.58 million tonnes in 2019. ▲ Rising
Share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel in Cuba, 1961–2019
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2019, share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel in Cuba stood at 2.58 million tonnes.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and up 76.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel in Cuba peaked at 2.94 million tonnes in 2011 and was at its lowest, 626,000 tonnes, in 1961.
That places Cuba 69th out of 192 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel in Cuba, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 626,000 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 723,000 tonnes | +15.5% |
| 1963 | 837,000 tonnes | +15.8% |
| 1964 | 759,000 tonnes | -9.3% |
| 1965 | 807,000 tonnes | +6.3% |
| 1966 | 711,000 tonnes | -11.9% |
| 1967 | 765,000 tonnes | +7.6% |
| 1968 | 821,000 tonnes | +7.3% |
| 1969 | 897,000 tonnes | +9.3% |
| 1970 | 997,000 tonnes | +11.1% |
| 1971 | 1.18 million tonnes | +18.3% |
| 1972 | 1.08 million tonnes | -8.1% |
| 1973 | 1.07 million tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 1.22 million tonnes | +13.2% |
| 1975 | 1.12 million tonnes | -7.8% |
| 1976 | 1.18 million tonnes | +5.5% |
| 1977 | 1.12 million tonnes | -5.6% |
| 1978 | 1.14 million tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 1.15 million tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 1.27 million tonnes | +9.9% |
| 1981 | 1.27 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 1.24 million tonnes | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 1.29 million tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1984 | 1.31 million tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 1.34 million tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 1.33 million tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 1.30 million tonnes | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 1.31 million tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 1.31 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 1.29 million tonnes | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 1.21 million tonnes | -6.3% |
| 1992 | 1.04 million tonnes | -14.1% |
| 1993 | 970,000 tonnes | -6.5% |
| 1994 | 1.02 million tonnes | +5.7% |
| 1995 | 1.04 million tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 1.11 million tonnes | +6.2% |
| 1997 | 1.19 million tonnes | +7.6% |
| 1998 | 1.23 million tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 1.32 million tonnes | +7.6% |
| 2000 | 1.41 million tonnes | +6.5% |
| 2001 | 1.47 million tonnes | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 1.73 million tonnes | +17.1% |
| 2003 | 1.64 million tonnes | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 1.64 million tonnes | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.65 million tonnes | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 1.68 million tonnes | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 1.65 million tonnes | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 1.55 million tonnes | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 1.46 million tonnes | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 2.78 million tonnes | +90.7% |
| 2011 | 2.94 million tonnes | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 2.50 million tonnes | -14.9% |
| 2013 | 2.41 million tonnes | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 2.72 million tonnes | +12.9% |
| 2015 | 2.75 million tonnes | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 2.74 million tonnes | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 2.81 million tonnes | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 2.67 million tonnes | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 2.58 million tonnes | -3.4% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 2.58 million tonnes is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.00 million tonnes, 2.6× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 2.58 million tonnes is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.00 million tonnes, 2.6× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +90.7% | 1.46 million tonnes | 2.78 million tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 771,778 tonnes | 626,000 tonnes | 897,000 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.13 million tonnes | 997,000 tonnes | 1.22 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.30 million tonnes | 1.24 million tonnes | 1.34 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.14 million tonnes | 970,000 tonnes | 1.32 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.59 million tonnes | 1.41 million tonnes | 1.73 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.69 million tonnes | 2.41 million tonnes | 2.94 million tonnes | 10 |
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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 share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel in Cuba?
- Share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel in Cuba was 2.58 million tonnes in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 2.94 million tonnes in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 626,000 tonnes in 1961.
- How does Cuba rank for share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel?
- Cuba ranks 69th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.9%. 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) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Quantity that is allocated for direct consumption as human food, rather than allocation to animal feed or industrial uses.