Change of cereal yield vs land used in Cuba
Cuba: Change of cereal yield vs land used was 1.95 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.95
Change on year
up 35.6%
World rank
126th
of 186 countries
All-time high
3.19
in 2003
All-time low
1.08
in 1965
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Change of cereal yield vs land used in Cuba, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change of cereal yield vs land used in Cuba is 1.95, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 35.6% on the previous year and down 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change of cereal yield vs land used in Cuba peaked at 3.19 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1.08, in 1965.
Cuba ranks 126th of 186 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.
Change of cereal yield vs land used in Cuba, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.2 | — |
| 1962 | 1.21 | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 1.36 | +12.1% |
| 1964 | 1.27 | -6.1% |
| 1965 | 1.08 | -15.0% |
| 1966 | 1.18 | +8.9% |
| 1967 | 1.15 | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 1.21 | +5.0% |
| 1969 | 1.4 | +15.8% |
| 1970 | 1.53 | +9.0% |
| 1971 | 1.62 | +6.0% |
| 1972 | 1.37 | -15.0% |
| 1973 | 1.28 | -7.0% |
| 1974 | 1.8 | +41.2% |
| 1975 | 2.07 | +14.7% |
| 1976 | 2.28 | +9.9% |
| 1977 | 2.41 | +6.0% |
| 1978 | 2.42 | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 2.32 | -4.1% |
| 1980 | 2.55 | +9.7% |
| 1981 | 2.5 | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 2.69 | +7.5% |
| 1983 | 2.7 | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 2.73 | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 2.62 | -4.1% |
| 1986 | 2.68 | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 2.43 | -9.4% |
| 1988 | 2.55 | +4.9% |
| 1989 | 2.52 | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 2.34 | -6.9% |
| 1991 | 2.18 | -7.1% |
| 1992 | 1.75 | -19.5% |
| 1993 | 1.32 | -24.4% |
| 1994 | 1.79 | +35.1% |
| 1995 | 1.96 | +9.8% |
| 1996 | 2.01 | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 2.19 | +9.0% |
| 1998 | 1.87 | -14.3% |
| 1999 | 2.75 | +46.7% |
| 2000 | 2.53 | -8.1% |
| 2001 | 2.88 | +13.9% |
| 2002 | 3.12 | +8.4% |
| 2003 | 3.19 | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 2.92 | -8.4% |
| 2005 | 2.56 | -12.3% |
| 2006 | 2.78 | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 2.91 | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 2.67 | -8.2% |
| 2009 | 2.07 | -22.6% |
| 2010 | 1.94 | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 2.62 | +35.2% |
| 2012 | 2.8 | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 2.9 | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 2.81 | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 2.96 | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 2.94 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 2.85 | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 2.88 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 2.83 | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 2.57 | -9.2% |
| 2021 | 2.41 | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 2.09 | -13.3% |
| 2023 | 1.44 | -31.3% |
| 2024 | 1.95 | +35.6% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 1.95 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.39, 57% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 1.95 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.75, 52% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.23 | 1.08 | 1.4 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.91 | 1.28 | 2.42 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.6 | 2.43 | 2.73 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.02 | 1.32 | 2.75 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.76 | 2.07 | 3.19 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.75 | 1.94 | 2.96 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.09 | 1.44 | 2.57 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More agriculture & rural data for Cuba
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.3256 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.3126 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.5926 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change of cereal yield vs land used in Cuba?
- Change of cereal yield vs land used in Cuba was 1.95 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change of cereal yield vs land used recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 3.19 in 2003.
- What is the lowest change of cereal yield vs land used recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.08 in 1965.
- How does Cuba rank for change of cereal yield vs land used?
- Cuba ranks 126th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change of cereal yield vs land used 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Change of cereal yield vs land used. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).