Cotton yields in Cuba
Cuba: Cotton yields was 0.8629 tonnes per hectare in 1967. ▬ Flat
Latest (1967)
0.8629 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 72.4%
World rank
76th
of 101 countries
All-time high
0.8833 tonnes per hectare
in 1964
All-time low
0.5004 tonnes per hectare
in 1966
Years of data
7
1961–1967
Cotton yields in Cuba, 1961–1967
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 0.8629 tonnes per hectare for cotton yields in 1967.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 72.4% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Cuba ranks 76th of 101 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Cotton yields in Cuba, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.779 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.551 tonnes per hectare | -29.3% |
| 1963 | 0.5825 tonnes per hectare | +5.7% |
| 1964 | 0.8833 tonnes per hectare | +51.6% |
| 1965 | 0.5845 tonnes per hectare | -33.8% |
| 1966 | 0.5004 tonnes per hectare | -14.4% |
| 1967 | 0.8629 tonnes per hectare | +72.4% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 0.8629 tonnes per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.89 tonnes per hectare, 46% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 0.8629 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.48 tonnes per hectare, 58% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 73 Senegal 0.8961 tonnes per hectare compare
- 74 Cote d'Ivoire 0.886 tonnes per hectare compare
- 75 Zambia 0.8751 tonnes per hectare compare
- 77 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.8333 tonnes per hectare compare
- 78 Costa Rica 0.7851 tonnes per hectare compare
- 79 Bulgaria 0.7074 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 cotton yields in Cuba?
- Cotton yields in Cuba was 0.8629 tonnes per hectare in 1967, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cotton yields recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8833 tonnes per hectare in 1964.
- What is the lowest cotton yields recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5004 tonnes per hectare in 1966.
- How does Cuba rank for cotton yields?
- Cuba ranks 76th out of 101 countries with data for 1967.
- Is cotton yields rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Cotton 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.