Global meat production, per square kilometre in Cuba
Cuba: Global meat production, per square kilometre was 0.9776 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising
Global meat production, per square kilometre in Cuba, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for global meat production, per square kilometre in Cuba is 0.9776 tonnes per square kilometre, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.1% on the previous year and down 67.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global meat production, per square kilometre in Cuba peaked at 3.51 tonnes per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.9776 tonnes per square kilometre, in 2024.
That places Cuba 140th out of 194 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.
Global meat production, per square kilometre in Cuba, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.76 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.86 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1963 | 1.95 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1964 | 2.08 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1965 | 2.19 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1966 | 2.26 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1967 | 2.27 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 2.79 tonnes per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 1969 | 2.72 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 2.59 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1971 | 2.54 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 2.48 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 2.34 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1974 | 2.08 tonnes per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1975 | 1.89 tonnes per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 1976 | 2.28 tonnes per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 1977 | 2.84 tonnes per square kilometre | +24.5% |
| 1978 | 2.55 tonnes per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 1979 | 2.42 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1980 | 2.5 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 2.67 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1982 | 2.46 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1983 | 2.62 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1984 | 2.83 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1985 | 2.95 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 3.04 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 2.97 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 3.02 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 3.09 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 3.13 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 2.59 tonnes per square kilometre | -17.2% |
| 1992 | 2.01 tonnes per square kilometre | -22.7% |
| 1993 | 2.14 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1994 | 2.25 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 2.2 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 2.34 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1997 | 1.88 tonnes per square kilometre | -19.5% |
| 1998 | 2.03 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1999 | 2.24 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2000 | 2.2 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 2 tonnes per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2002 | 1.89 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 1.83 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 1.88 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 1.85 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 1.85 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 2.6 tonnes per square kilometre | +40.8% |
| 2008 | 2.82 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2009 | 2.72 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 2.65 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 2.74 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 2.66 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 2.94 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 2014 | 3.03 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 3.13 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 3.37 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2017 | 3.48 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 3.51 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 3.36 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 2.31 tonnes per square kilometre | -31.2% |
| 2021 | 2.48 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 3.01 tonnes per square kilometre | +21.5% |
| 2023 | 1.05 tonnes per square kilometre | -65.1% |
| 2024 | 0.9776 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.1% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 0.9776 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.85 tonnes per square kilometre, 34% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 0.9776 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.81 tonnes per square kilometre, 35% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Global meat production, per square kilometre 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 | -65.1% | 3.01 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.05 tonnes per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.21 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.76 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.79 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.4 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.89 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.84 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.81 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.46 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.09 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.28 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.88 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.13 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.16 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.83 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.82 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.09 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.65 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.51 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.97 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.9776 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.01 tonnes per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 137 Bolivia 1.04 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 138 Laos 1 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 139 Norway 1 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 141 Guinea-Bissau 0.96 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 142 Cameroon 0.8848 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 143 Yemen 0.8592 tonnes per square kilometre compare
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 global meat production, per square kilometre in Cuba?
- Global meat production, per square kilometre in Cuba was 0.9776 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest global meat production, per square kilometre recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 3.51 tonnes per square kilometre in 2018.
- What is the lowest global meat production, per square kilometre recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9776 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024.
- How does Cuba rank for global meat production, per square kilometre?
- Cuba ranks 140th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is global meat production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Global meat production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Global meat production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Global meat production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Global meat production Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Global meat production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.