Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) in Cuba
Cuba: Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) was 49.45 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
49.45
Change on year
up 12.5%
World rank
185th
of 185 countries
All-time high
156.17
in 1970
All-time low
43.97
in 2023
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Cuba, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, food — gross per capita production index number in Cuba stood at 49.45.
That represents a change of up 12.5% on the previous year and down 49.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food — gross per capita production index number in Cuba peaked at 156.17 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 43.97, in 2023.
Cuba ranks 185th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) in Cuba, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 131.28 | — |
| 1962 | 104.68 | -20.3% |
| 1963 | 95.32 | -8.9% |
| 1964 | 102.29 | +7.3% |
| 1965 | 119.54 | +16.9% |
| 1966 | 101.55 | -15.0% |
| 1967 | 119.33 | +17.5% |
| 1968 | 117.55 | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 111.6 | -5.1% |
| 1970 | 156.17 | +39.9% |
| 1971 | 119.3 | -23.6% |
| 1972 | 109.05 | -8.6% |
| 1973 | 111.02 | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 115.01 | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 109.87 | -4.5% |
| 1976 | 115.16 | +4.8% |
| 1977 | 127.51 | +10.7% |
| 1978 | 138.35 | +8.5% |
| 1979 | 145.92 | +5.5% |
| 1980 | 133.4 | -8.6% |
| 1981 | 139.14 | +4.3% |
| 1982 | 143.59 | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 139.73 | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 149.85 | +7.2% |
| 1985 | 140.84 | -6.0% |
| 1986 | 141.27 | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 141.21 | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 147.21 | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 151 | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 149.36 | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 138.25 | -7.4% |
| 1992 | 120.47 | -12.9% |
| 1993 | 87.82 | -27.1% |
| 1994 | 87.65 | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 81.23 | -7.3% |
| 1996 | 94.85 | +16.8% |
| 1997 | 90.43 | -4.7% |
| 1998 | 84.9 | -6.1% |
| 1999 | 99.9 | +17.7% |
| 2000 | 114.78 | +14.9% |
| 2001 | 113.01 | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 115.29 | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 116.12 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 119.79 | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 96.58 | -19.4% |
| 2006 | 82.94 | -14.1% |
| 2007 | 91.65 | +10.5% |
| 2008 | 93.61 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 95.62 | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 85.91 | -10.2% |
| 2011 | 90.03 | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 93.66 | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 97.18 | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 97.36 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 99.48 | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 103.16 | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 104.09 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 96.48 | -7.3% |
| 2019 | 95.66 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 75.13 | -21.5% |
| 2021 | 71.67 | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 68.35 | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 43.97 | -35.7% |
| 2024 | 49.45 | +12.5% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 49.45 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 101.27, 49% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 49.45 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 99.31, 50% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 111.46 | 95.32 | 131.28 | 9 |
| 1970s | 124.74 | 109.05 | 156.17 | 10 |
| 1980s | 142.72 | 133.4 | 151 | 10 |
| 1990s | 103.49 | 81.23 | 149.36 | 10 |
| 2000s | 103.94 | 82.94 | 119.79 | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.3 | 85.91 | 104.09 | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.71 | 43.97 | 75.13 | 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 food — gross per capita production index number in Cuba?
- Food — gross per capita production index number in Cuba was 49.45 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food — gross per capita production index number recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 156.17 in 1970.
- What is the lowest food — gross per capita production index number recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.97 in 2023.
- How does Cuba rank for food — gross per capita production index number?
- Cuba ranks 185th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is food — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.2%. 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 Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.