Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Cuba
Cuba: Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita was 0.0129 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Cuba, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2023, land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Cuba stood at 0.0129 hectares per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.4% on the previous year and down 61.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Cuba peaked at 0.039 hectares per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.0129 hectares per person, in 2023.
Cuba ranks 142nd of 181 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Cuba, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0372 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.039 hectares per person | +4.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0341 hectares per person | -12.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0228 hectares per person | -33.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0181 hectares per person | -20.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0171 hectares per person | -5.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0175 hectares per person | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0204 hectares per person | +16.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0257 hectares per person | +25.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0344 hectares per person | +34.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0305 hectares per person | -11.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0326 hectares per person | +6.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0358 hectares per person | +9.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0315 hectares per person | -12.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0276 hectares per person | -12.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0251 hectares per person | -9.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0237 hectares per person | -5.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0236 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.023 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 0.023 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0226 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0231 hectares per person | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0227 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0237 hectares per person | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0234 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0243 hectares per person | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0224 hectares per person | -7.8% |
| 1988 | 0.022 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0233 hectares per person | +5.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0217 hectares per person | -7.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0207 hectares per person | -4.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0234 hectares per person | +12.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0177 hectares per person | -24.3% |
| 1994 | 0.025 hectares per person | +41.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0233 hectares per person | -6.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0326 hectares per person | +39.7% |
| 1997 | 0.034 hectares per person | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0299 hectares per person | -11.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0262 hectares per person | -12.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0294 hectares per person | +12.4% |
| 2001 | 0.028 hectares per person | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0287 hectares per person | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0301 hectares per person | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0271 hectares per person | -10.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0254 hectares per person | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0237 hectares per person | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0246 hectares per person | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0252 hectares per person | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0372 hectares per person | +47.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0356 hectares per person | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0311 hectares per person | -12.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0317 hectares per person | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0337 hectares per person | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 0.032 hectares per person | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0237 hectares per person | -26.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0281 hectares per person | +18.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0245 hectares per person | -12.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0252 hectares per person | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0222 hectares per person | -11.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0183 hectares per person | -17.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0174 hectares per person | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0136 hectares per person | -21.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0129 hectares per person | -5.4% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 0.0129 hectares per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0524 hectares per person, 25% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 0.0129 hectares per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0242 hectares per person, 53% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0258 hectares per person | 0.0171 hectares per person | 0.039 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0288 hectares per person | 0.023 hectares per person | 0.0358 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.023 hectares per person | 0.022 hectares per person | 0.0243 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0254 hectares per person | 0.0177 hectares per person | 0.034 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0279 hectares per person | 0.0237 hectares per person | 0.0372 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0288 hectares per person | 0.0222 hectares per person | 0.0356 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0156 hectares per person | 0.0129 hectares per person | 0.0183 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More agriculture & rural data for Cuba
- 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)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2277 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.2% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.5% (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Cuba?
- Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Cuba was 0.0129 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 0.039 hectares per person in 1962.
- What is the lowest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0129 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Cuba rank for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita?
- Cuba ranks 142nd out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land under cereal production (hectares), per capita rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land under cereal production (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land under cereal production (hectares) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land under cereal production FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Land under cereal production (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.