Land animals slaughtered for meat in Cuba
Cuba: Land animals slaughtered for meat was 3.00 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
3.00 million
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
163rd
of 199 countries
All-time high
78.41 million
in 1989
All-time low
3.00 million
in 2024
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Land animals slaughtered for meat in Cuba, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 3.00 million 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 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 3.00 million, in 2024.
That places Cuba 163rd out of 199 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.
Land animals slaughtered for meat in Cuba, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 20.00 million | — |
| 1962 | 22.00 million | +10.0% |
| 1963 | 25.00 million | +13.6% |
| 1964 | 27.00 million | +8.0% |
| 1965 | 30.00 million | +11.1% |
| 1966 | 34.00 million | +13.3% |
| 1967 | 35.00 million | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 36.00 million | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 38.00 million | +5.6% |
| 1970 | 40.00 million | +5.3% |
| 1971 | 42.40 million | +6.0% |
| 1972 | 42.90 million | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 47.30 million | +10.3% |
| 1974 | 45.50 million | -3.8% |
| 1975 | 41.30 million | -9.2% |
| 1976 | 45.20 million | +9.4% |
| 1977 | 48.40 million | +7.1% |
| 1978 | 55.70 million | +15.1% |
| 1979 | 57.65 million | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 60.00 million | +4.1% |
| 1981 | 72.30 million | +20.5% |
| 1982 | 53.13 million | -26.5% |
| 1983 | 62.22 million | +17.1% |
| 1984 | 70.59 million | +13.5% |
| 1985 | 73.12 million | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 74.77 million | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 74.73 million | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 77.46 million | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 78.41 million | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 73.00 million | -6.9% |
| 1991 | 70.00 million | -4.1% |
| 1992 | 52.84 million | -24.5% |
| 1993 | 41.12 million | -22.2% |
| 1994 | 45.88 million | +11.6% |
| 1995 | 49.46 million | +7.8% |
| 1996 | 48.26 million | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 48.59 million | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 45.40 million | -6.6% |
| 1999 | 36.57 million | -19.4% |
| 2000 | 44.44 million | +21.5% |
| 2001 | 45.65 million | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 29.22 million | -36.0% |
| 2003 | 28.05 million | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 29.68 million | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 24.55 million | -17.3% |
| 2006 | 25.97 million | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 22.22 million | -14.4% |
| 2008 | 23.55 million | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 30.43 million | +29.2% |
| 2010 | 25.35 million | -16.7% |
| 2011 | 32.43 million | +27.9% |
| 2012 | 29.90 million | -7.8% |
| 2013 | 27.73 million | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 29.00 million | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 21.80 million | -24.8% |
| 2016 | 23.54 million | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 19.26 million | -18.2% |
| 2018 | 20.36 million | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 18.41 million | -9.5% |
| 2020 | 16.71 million | -9.2% |
| 2021 | 17.92 million | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 15.40 million | -14.0% |
| 2023 | 3.08 million | -80.0% |
| 2024 | 3.00 million | -2.4% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 3.00 million is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 82.58 million, 4% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 3.00 million is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 74.47 million, 4% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land animals slaughtered for meat 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 | -80.0% | 15.40 million | 3.08 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29.67 million | 20.00 million | 38.00 million | 9 |
| 1970s | 46.64 million | 40.00 million | 57.65 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 69.67 million | 53.13 million | 78.41 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.11 million | 36.57 million | 73.00 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.38 million | 22.22 million | 45.65 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.78 million | 18.41 million | 32.43 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.22 million | 3.00 million | 17.92 million | 5 |
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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 land animals slaughtered for meat in Cuba?
- Land animals slaughtered for meat in Cuba was 3.00 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 78.41 million in 1989.
- What is the lowest land animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.00 million in 2024.
- How does Cuba rank for land animals slaughtered for meat?
- Cuba ranks 163rd out of 199 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 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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