Chicken meat production in Cuba
Cuba: Chicken meat production was 3,900 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Chicken meat production in Cuba, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chicken meat production in Cuba is 3,900, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 88.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chicken meat production in Cuba peaked at 98,178 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 3,900, in 2023.
That places Cuba 160th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Chicken meat production in Cuba, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 20,000 | — |
| 1962 | 22,000 | +10.0% |
| 1963 | 25,000 | +13.6% |
| 1964 | 27,000 | +8.0% |
| 1965 | 30,000 | +11.1% |
| 1966 | 34,000 | +13.3% |
| 1967 | 35,000 | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 36,000 | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 38,000 | +5.6% |
| 1970 | 40,000 | +5.3% |
| 1971 | 42,400 | +6.0% |
| 1972 | 47,200 | +11.3% |
| 1973 | 52,000 | +10.2% |
| 1974 | 50,100 | -3.7% |
| 1975 | 45,360 | -9.5% |
| 1976 | 49,760 | +9.7% |
| 1977 | 53,280 | +7.1% |
| 1978 | 61,280 | +15.0% |
| 1979 | 64,000 | +4.4% |
| 1980 | 72,700 | +13.6% |
| 1981 | 85,882 | +18.1% |
| 1982 | 63,609 | -25.9% |
| 1983 | 75,442 | +18.6% |
| 1984 | 89,705 | +18.9% |
| 1985 | 95,295 | +6.2% |
| 1986 | 94,712 | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 90,694 | -4.2% |
| 1988 | 95,226 | +5.0% |
| 1989 | 98,178 | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 91,300 | -7.0% |
| 1991 | 89,000 | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 49,875 | -44.0% |
| 1993 | 49,394 | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 53,677 | +8.7% |
| 1995 | 56,724 | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 58,346 | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 61,780 | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 56,654 | -8.3% |
| 1999 | 57,899 | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 57,197 | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 54,832 | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 35,100 | -36.0% |
| 2003 | 33,696 | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 35,646 | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 29,484 | -17.3% |
| 2006 | 31,200 | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 33,540 | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 33,072 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 33,228 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 33,618 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 35,412 | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 35,022 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 32,448 | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 32,994 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 33,462 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 30,576 | -8.6% |
| 2017 | 29,250 | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 24,000 | -17.9% |
| 2019 | 23,000 | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 24,000 | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 17,918 | -25.3% |
| 2022 | 24,000 | +33.9% |
| 2023 | 3,900 | -83.8% |
| 2024 | 3,900 | +0.0% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 3,900 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 135,530, 3% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 3,900 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 112,016, 3% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chicken meat production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -83.8% | 24,000 | 3,900 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29,667 | 20,000 | 38,000 | 9 |
| 1970s | 50,538 | 40,000 | 64,000 | 10 |
| 1980s | 86,144 | 63,609 | 98,178 | 10 |
| 1990s | 62,465 | 49,394 | 91,300 | 10 |
| 2000s | 37,700 | 29,484 | 57,197 | 10 |
| 2010s | 30,978 | 23,000 | 35,412 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,744 | 3,900 | 24,000 | 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 chicken meat production in Cuba?
- Chicken meat production in Cuba was 3,900 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest chicken meat production recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 98,178 in 1989.
- What is the lowest chicken meat production recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,900 in 2023.
- How does Cuba rank for chicken meat production?
- Cuba ranks 160th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chicken meat production rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 88.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Chicken meat production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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