Cereal yields in Cuba
Cuba: Cereal yields was 1.95 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yields 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 per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, cereal yields in Cuba stood at 1.95 tonnes per hectare.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 35.6% on the previous year and down 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yields in Cuba peaked at 3.19 tonnes per hectare in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1.08 tonnes per hectare, in 1965.
Cuba ranks 126th of 185 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.91 tonnes per hectare | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | 2.42 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.6 tonnes per hectare | 2.43 tonnes per hectare | 2.73 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.02 tonnes per hectare | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | 2.75 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.76 tonnes per hectare | 2.07 tonnes per hectare | 3.19 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.75 tonnes per hectare | 1.94 tonnes per hectare | 2.96 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.09 tonnes per hectare | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | 2.57 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
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 yields in Cuba?
- Cereal yields in Cuba was 1.95 tonnes per hectare 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 yields recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 3.19 tonnes per hectare in 2003.
- What is the lowest cereal yields recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.08 tonnes per hectare in 1965.
- How does Cuba rank for cereal yields?
- Cuba ranks 126th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yields rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.9%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per hectare.