Corn yields in Cuba
Cuba: Corn yields was 1.91 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Corn yields in Cuba, 1961–2024
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for corn yields in Cuba is 1.91 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 47.5% on the previous year and down 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn yields in Cuba peaked at 2.75 tonnes per hectare in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.7085 tonnes per hectare, in 1972.
That places Cuba 121st out of 170 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9315 tonnes per hectare | 0.9111 tonnes per hectare | 0.95 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | 0.7085 tonnes per hectare | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | 0.7252 tonnes per hectare | 2.01 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.39 tonnes per hectare | 1.49 tonnes per hectare | 2.75 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.29 tonnes per hectare | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | 2.47 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | 2 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 118 Antigua and Barbuda 1.96 tonnes per hectare compare
- 119 Afghanistan 1.93 tonnes per hectare compare
- 120 Dominican Republic 1.92 tonnes per hectare compare
- 122 Costa Rica 1.9 tonnes per hectare compare
- 123 Honduras 1.9 tonnes per hectare compare
- 124 Rwanda 1.83 tonnes per hectare compare
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 corn yields in Cuba?
- Corn yields in Cuba was 1.91 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest corn yields recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 2.75 tonnes per hectare in 2004.
- What is the lowest corn yields recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7085 tonnes per hectare in 1972.
- How does Cuba rank for corn yields?
- Cuba ranks 121st out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn yields rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Corn yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average corn yields measured in tonnes per hectare.