Land animals slaughtered for meat in Cuba
Cuba: Land animals slaughtered for meat was 3.00 million animals in 2024. ▼ Falling
Land animals slaughtered for meat in Cuba, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 3.00 million animals for land animals slaughtered for meat in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 89.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land animals slaughtered for meat in Cuba peaked at 78.41 million animals in 1989 and was at its lowest, 3.00 million animals, in 2024.
That places Cuba 162nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29.67 million animals | 20.00 million animals | 38.00 million animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 46.64 million animals | 40.00 million animals | 57.65 million animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 69.67 million animals | 53.13 million animals | 78.41 million animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.11 million animals | 36.57 million animals | 73.00 million animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.38 million animals | 22.22 million animals | 45.65 million animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.78 million animals | 18.41 million animals | 32.43 million animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.22 million animals | 3.00 million animals | 17.92 million animals | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Cuba
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.96 billion current US$ (2020)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.2% (2024)
- Rural population 2.49 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 22.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.5% (2022)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.2% (2024)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.2% (2024)
- Land under cereal production 142,254 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land animals slaughtered for meat in Cuba?
- Land animals slaughtered for meat in Cuba was 3.00 million animals in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 78.41 million animals in 1989.
- What is the lowest land animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.00 million animals in 2024.
- How does Cuba rank for land animals slaughtered for meat?
- Cuba ranks 162nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land animals slaughtered for meat rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 89.7%. 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 (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Land animals slaughtered for meat. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This data is based on the country of production, not consumption.