Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Production in Cuba
Cuba: Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Production was 15,972 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Production in Cuba, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production in Cuba stood at 15,972 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production in Cuba peaked at 40,538 t in 1976 and was at its lowest, 12,500 t, in 1969.
That places Cuba 55th out of 134 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Production in Cuba, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 17,035 t | — |
| 1962 | 13,580 t | -20.3% |
| 1963 | 15,731 t | +15.8% |
| 1964 | 13,228 t | -15.9% |
| 1965 | 14,859 t | +12.3% |
| 1966 | 17,090 t | +15.0% |
| 1967 | 18,757 t | +9.8% |
| 1968 | 17,050 t | -9.1% |
| 1969 | 12,500 t | -26.7% |
| 1970 | 18,600 t | +48.8% |
| 1971 | 18,800 t | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 18,400 t | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 19,877 t | +8.0% |
| 1974 | 36,800 t | +85.1% |
| 1975 | 40,361 t | +9.7% |
| 1976 | 40,538 t | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 33,570 t | -17.2% |
| 1978 | 28,686 t | -14.5% |
| 1979 | 32,648 t | +13.8% |
| 1980 | 27,294 t | -16.4% |
| 1981 | 31,695 t | +16.1% |
| 1982 | 33,133 t | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 37,775 t | +14.0% |
| 1984 | 37,742 t | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 37,426 t | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 31,841 t | -14.9% |
| 1987 | 30,806 t | -3.3% |
| 1988 | 22,429 t | -27.2% |
| 1989 | 34,896 t | +55.6% |
| 1990 | 24,123 t | -30.9% |
| 1991 | 27,723 t | +14.9% |
| 1992 | 26,371 t | -4.9% |
| 1993 | 25,693 t | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 25,036 t | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 25,366 t | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 23,058 t | -9.1% |
| 1997 | 21,722 t | -5.8% |
| 1998 | 20,352 t | -6.3% |
| 1999 | 18,230 t | -10.4% |
| 2000 | 17,952 t | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 17,679 t | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 17,418 t | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 17,232 t | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 16,847 t | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 16,595 t | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 16,300 t | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 16,026 t | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 16,054 t | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 15,986 t | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 15,900 t | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 15,806 t | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 15,450 t | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 16,265 t | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 15,460 t | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 15,362 t | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 15,738 t | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 15,600 t | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 15,707 t | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 15,776 t | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 15,743 t | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 16,122 t | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 15,880 t | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 15,915 t | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 15,972 t | +0.4% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 15,972 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8,568 t, 1.9× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 15,972 t is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5,285 t, 3.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +85.1% | 19,877 t | 36,800 t |
| 1989 | +55.6% | 22,429 t | 34,896 t |
| 1970 | +48.8% | 12,500 t | 18,600 t |
| 1990 | -30.9% | 34,896 t | 24,123 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15,537 t | 12,500 t | 18,757 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 28,828 t | 18,400 t | 40,538 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 32,504 t | 22,429 t | 37,775 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 23,767 t | 18,230 t | 27,723 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 16,809 t | 15,986 t | 17,952 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,706 t | 15,362 t | 16,265 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,927 t | 15,743 t | 16,122 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 52 Central African Republic 18,251 t compare
- 53 Togo 18,003 t compare
- 54 Kyrgyzstan 16,218 t compare
- 56 Guinea 15,878 t compare
- 57 Belgium-Luxembourg 15,100 t compare
- 58 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 14,500 t 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 fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production in Cuba?
- Fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production in Cuba was 15,972 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 40,538 t in 1976.
- What is the lowest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,500 t in 1969.
- How does Cuba rank for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production?
- Cuba ranks 55th out of 134 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.