Cocoa bean yields in Cuba
Cuba: Cocoa bean yields was 0.3717 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.3717 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 78.5%
World rank
36th
of 61 countries
All-time high
0.5737 tonnes per hectare
in 2020
All-time low
0.0966 tonnes per hectare
in 2017
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cocoa bean 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
The most recent figure for cocoa bean yields in Cuba is 0.3717 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 78.5% on the previous year and down 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cocoa bean yields in Cuba peaked at 0.5737 tonnes per hectare in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0966 tonnes per hectare, in 2017.
That places Cuba 36th out of 61 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.
Cocoa bean yields in Cuba, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.191 tonnes per hectare | -4.5% |
| 1963 | 0.1864 tonnes per hectare | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.172 tonnes per hectare | -7.7% |
| 1965 | 0.1958 tonnes per hectare | +13.8% |
| 1966 | 0.1835 tonnes per hectare | -6.3% |
| 1967 | 0.1621 tonnes per hectare | -11.7% |
| 1968 | 0.1763 tonnes per hectare | +8.8% |
| 1969 | 0.1402 tonnes per hectare | -20.5% |
| 1970 | 0.1478 tonnes per hectare | +5.4% |
| 1971 | 0.1503 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.1583 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 1973 | 0.1585 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.1559 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.1564 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.1555 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.1478 tonnes per hectare | -5.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1569 tonnes per hectare | +6.2% |
| 1979 | 0.1547 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.1184 tonnes per hectare | -23.5% |
| 1981 | 0.1563 tonnes per hectare | +32.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1805 tonnes per hectare | +15.5% |
| 1983 | 0.1904 tonnes per hectare | +5.5% |
| 1984 | 0.2109 tonnes per hectare | +10.8% |
| 1985 | 0.2144 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.2417 tonnes per hectare | +12.7% |
| 1987 | 0.232 tonnes per hectare | -4.0% |
| 1988 | 0.2567 tonnes per hectare | +10.6% |
| 1989 | 0.2959 tonnes per hectare | +15.3% |
| 1990 | 0.2876 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 0.2496 tonnes per hectare | -13.2% |
| 1992 | 0.3415 tonnes per hectare | +36.8% |
| 1993 | 0.1977 tonnes per hectare | -42.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1494 tonnes per hectare | -24.4% |
| 1995 | 0.2416 tonnes per hectare | +61.7% |
| 1996 | 0.2175 tonnes per hectare | -10.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1762 tonnes per hectare | -19.0% |
| 1998 | 0.265 tonnes per hectare | +50.4% |
| 1999 | 0.2291 tonnes per hectare | -13.5% |
| 2000 | 0.4074 tonnes per hectare | +77.8% |
| 2001 | 0.4529 tonnes per hectare | +11.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1973 tonnes per hectare | -56.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2273 tonnes per hectare | +15.2% |
| 2004 | 0.3192 tonnes per hectare | +40.4% |
| 2005 | 0.5099 tonnes per hectare | +59.7% |
| 2006 | 0.5301 tonnes per hectare | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2895 tonnes per hectare | -42.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2725 tonnes per hectare | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 0.3342 tonnes per hectare | +22.6% |
| 2011 | 0.293 tonnes per hectare | -12.3% |
| 2012 | 0.4823 tonnes per hectare | +64.6% |
| 2013 | 0.3312 tonnes per hectare | -31.3% |
| 2014 | 0.5266 tonnes per hectare | +59.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3695 tonnes per hectare | -29.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4933 tonnes per hectare | +33.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0966 tonnes per hectare | -80.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2569 tonnes per hectare | +165.9% |
| 2019 | 0.557 tonnes per hectare | +116.8% |
| 2020 | 0.5737 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5542 tonnes per hectare | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 0.5685 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.2082 tonnes per hectare | -63.4% |
| 2024 | 0.3717 tonnes per hectare | +78.5% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 0.3717 tonnes per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4111 tonnes per hectare, 90% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 0.3717 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.4151 tonnes per hectare, 90% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cocoa bean yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +165.9% | 0.0966 tonnes per hectare | 0.2569 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1786 tonnes per hectare | 0.1402 tonnes per hectare | 0.2 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1542 tonnes per hectare | 0.1478 tonnes per hectare | 0.1585 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2097 tonnes per hectare | 0.1184 tonnes per hectare | 0.2959 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2355 tonnes per hectare | 0.1494 tonnes per hectare | 0.3415 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3706 tonnes per hectare | 0.1973 tonnes per hectare | 0.5301 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3741 tonnes per hectare | 0.0966 tonnes per hectare | 0.557 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4553 tonnes per hectare | 0.2082 tonnes per hectare | 0.5737 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 33 Solomon Islands 0.3905 tonnes per hectare compare
- 34 Micronesia (country) 0.3808 tonnes per hectare compare
- 35 Venezuela 0.3797 tonnes per hectare compare
- 37 Colombia 0.3423 tonnes per hectare compare
- 38 Comoros 0.3369 tonnes per hectare compare
- 39 Philippines 0.328 tonnes per hectare 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 cocoa bean yields in Cuba?
- Cocoa bean yields in Cuba was 0.3717 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 cocoa bean yields recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5737 tonnes per hectare in 2020.
- What is the lowest cocoa bean yields recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0966 tonnes per hectare in 2017.
- How does Cuba rank for cocoa bean yields?
- Cuba ranks 36th out of 61 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cocoa bean yields rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.4%. 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 Cocoa bean yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.