Cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre in Cuba
Cuba: Cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre was 2.84 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
2.84 metric tons per square kilometre
Change on year
down 6.6%
World rank
126th
of 181 countries
All-time high
10.6 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2013
All-time low
1.46 metric tons per square kilometre
in 1965
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre in Cuba, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre in Cuba stood at 2.84 metric tons per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 6.6% on the previous year and down 73.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre in Cuba peaked at 10.6 metric tons per square kilometre in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.46 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1965.
Cuba ranks 126th of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre in Cuba, year by year
| Year | metric tons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.08 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 3.31 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1963 | 3.32 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 2.12 metric tons per square kilometre | -36.1% |
| 1965 | 1.46 metric tons per square kilometre | -31.1% |
| 1966 | 1.54 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1967 | 1.57 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 1.96 metric tons per square kilometre | +24.7% |
| 1969 | 2.9 metric tons per square kilometre | +48.0% |
| 1970 | 4.31 metric tons per square kilometre | +48.7% |
| 1971 | 4.13 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1972 | 3.81 metric tons per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 1973 | 3.94 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 4.96 metric tons per square kilometre | +25.7% |
| 1975 | 5.04 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 5.09 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 5.14 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 5.15 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 4.85 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1980 | 5.34 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1981 | 5.19 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 5.73 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1983 | 5.71 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 6.06 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1985 | 5.78 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1986 | 6.21 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1987 | 5.23 metric tons per square kilometre | -15.7% |
| 1988 | 5.45 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 5.75 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1990 | 5.03 metric tons per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 1991 | 4.5 metric tons per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 1992 | 4.12 metric tons per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1993 | 2.37 metric tons per square kilometre | -42.5% |
| 1994 | 4.53 metric tons per square kilometre | +91.6% |
| 1995 | 4.66 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 6.68 metric tons per square kilometre | +43.2% |
| 1997 | 7.61 metric tons per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 1998 | 5.76 metric tons per square kilometre | -24.3% |
| 1999 | 7.42 metric tons per square kilometre | +28.8% |
| 2000 | 7.69 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 8.38 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2002 | 9.41 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 2003 | 10.11 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 8.36 metric tons per square kilometre | -17.3% |
| 2005 | 6.88 metric tons per square kilometre | -17.7% |
| 2006 | 6.99 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 7.6 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2008 | 7.16 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 8.16 metric tons per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 2010 | 7.32 metric tons per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 2011 | 8.62 metric tons per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 2012 | 9.41 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2013 | 10.6 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 2014 | 9.78 metric tons per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 7.6 metric tons per square kilometre | -22.3% |
| 2016 | 8.95 metric tons per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 2017 | 7.57 metric tons per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 2018 | 7.83 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 6.77 metric tons per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 2020 | 5.06 metric tons per square kilometre | -25.2% |
| 2021 | 4.49 metric tons per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 2022 | 3.04 metric tons per square kilometre | -32.3% |
| 2023 | 2.84 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.6% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 2.84 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.21 metric tons per square kilometre, 28% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 2.84 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.3 metric tons per square kilometre, 66% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +91.6% | 2.37 metric tons per square kilometre | 4.53 metric tons per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.36 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.46 metric tons per square kilometre | 3.32 metric tons per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.64 metric tons per square kilometre | 3.81 metric tons per square kilometre | 5.15 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.65 metric tons per square kilometre | 5.19 metric tons per square kilometre | 6.21 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.27 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.37 metric tons per square kilometre | 7.61 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.08 metric tons per square kilometre | 6.88 metric tons per square kilometre | 10.11 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.45 metric tons per square kilometre | 6.77 metric tons per square kilometre | 10.6 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.86 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.84 metric tons per square kilometre | 5.06 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 123 Turkmenistan 3.13 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 124 Zimbabwe 3.02 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 125 Bolivia 2.85 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 127 Angola 2.68 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 128 Liberia 2.66 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 129 Eritrea 2.52 metric tons per square kilometre compare
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 cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre in Cuba?
- Cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre in Cuba was 2.84 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 10.6 metric tons per square kilometre in 2013.
- What is the lowest cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.46 metric tons per square kilometre in 1965.
- How does Cuba rank for cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre?
- Cuba ranks 126th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereal production (metric tons) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereal production (metric tons) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cereal production FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cereal production (metric tons) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.