Cereal production in Cuba
Cuba: Cereal production was 307,959 tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal production in Cuba, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 307,959 tonnes for cereal production in 2024.
The figure is up 45.1% on the previous year and down 69.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal production in Cuba peaked at 1.10 million tonnes in 2013 and was at its lowest, 156,970 tonnes, in 1965.
That places Cuba 128th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 253,790 tonnes | 156,970 tonnes | 356,900 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 498,535 tonnes | 408,966 tonnes | 553,558 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 606,299 tonnes | 556,987 tonnes | 666,617 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 565,774 tonnes | 254,234 tonnes | 817,272 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 860,949 tonnes | 732,197 tonnes | 1.08 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 884,995 tonnes | 703,134 tonnes | 1.10 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 365,283 tonnes | 212,284 tonnes | 525,732 tonnes | 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 cereal production in Cuba?
- Cereal production in Cuba was 307,959 tonnes 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 cereal production recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 1.10 million tonnes in 2013.
- What is the lowest cereal production recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 156,970 tonnes in 1965.
- How does Cuba rank for cereal production?
- Cuba ranks 128th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal production rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.7%. 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 Cereal production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains.