Global meat production in Cuba
Cuba: Global meat production was 101,472 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
101,472
Change on year
down 7.1%
World rank
129th
of 202 countries
All-time high
364,608
in 2018
All-time low
101,472
in 2024
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Global meat production in Cuba, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for global meat production in Cuba is 101,472, 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 67.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global meat production in Cuba peaked at 364,608 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 101,472, in 2024.
Cuba ranks 129th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Global meat production in Cuba, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 189,288 | — |
| 1962 | 199,819 | +5.6% |
| 1963 | 209,247 | +4.7% |
| 1964 | 223,789 | +6.9% |
| 1965 | 234,828 | +4.9% |
| 1966 | 242,292 | +3.2% |
| 1967 | 243,380 | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 299,491 | +23.1% |
| 1969 | 292,587 | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 277,930 | -5.0% |
| 1971 | 272,723 | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 266,695 | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 250,966 | -5.9% |
| 1974 | 223,010 | -11.1% |
| 1975 | 202,952 | -9.0% |
| 1976 | 244,650 | +20.5% |
| 1977 | 304,600 | +24.5% |
| 1978 | 273,772 | -10.1% |
| 1979 | 260,438 | -4.9% |
| 1980 | 268,466 | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 286,406 | +6.7% |
| 1982 | 264,360 | -7.7% |
| 1983 | 281,466 | +6.5% |
| 1984 | 303,529 | +7.8% |
| 1985 | 317,033 | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 326,045 | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 319,288 | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 324,014 | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 332,367 | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 336,540 | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 278,616 | -17.2% |
| 1992 | 215,453 | -22.7% |
| 1993 | 230,279 | +6.9% |
| 1994 | 241,437 | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 236,571 | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 251,251 | +6.2% |
| 1997 | 202,248 | -19.5% |
| 1998 | 217,583 | +7.6% |
| 1999 | 240,281 | +10.4% |
| 2000 | 236,199 | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 214,734 | -9.1% |
| 2002 | 201,258 | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 194,398 | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 200,018 | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 196,824 | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 196,386 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 276,455 | +40.8% |
| 2008 | 300,323 | +8.6% |
| 2009 | 289,737 | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 282,290 | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 292,554 | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 283,258 | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 306,624 | +8.2% |
| 2014 | 315,130 | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 325,753 | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 350,911 | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 360,826 | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 364,608 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 349,006 | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 240,115 | -31.2% |
| 2021 | 257,217 | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 312,525 | +21.5% |
| 2023 | 109,209 | -65.1% |
| 2024 | 101,472 | -7.1% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 101,472 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 286,984, 35% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 101,472 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 246,399, 41% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Global meat 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -65.1% | 312,525 | 109,209 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 237,191 | 189,288 | 299,491 | 9 |
| 1970s | 257,774 | 202,952 | 304,600 | 10 |
| 1980s | 302,297 | 264,360 | 332,367 | 10 |
| 1990s | 245,026 | 202,248 | 336,540 | 10 |
| 2000s | 230,633 | 194,398 | 300,323 | 10 |
| 2010s | 323,096 | 282,290 | 364,608 | 10 |
| 2020s | 204,108 | 101,472 | 312,525 | 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 global meat production in Cuba?
- Global meat production in Cuba was 101,472 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest global meat production recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 364,608 in 2018.
- What is the lowest global meat production recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 101,472 in 2024.
- How does Cuba rank for global meat production?
- Cuba ranks 129th out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is global meat production rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Global meat production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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