Meat production in Cuba
Cuba: Meat production was 101,472 tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Meat production in Cuba, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 101,472 tonnes for meat production in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 7.1% on the previous year and down 67.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat production in Cuba peaked at 364,608 tonnes in 2018 and was at its lowest, 101,472 tonnes, in 2024.
That places Cuba 128th out of 201 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 | 237,191 tonnes | 189,288 tonnes | 299,491 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 257,774 tonnes | 202,952 tonnes | 304,600 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 302,297 tonnes | 264,360 tonnes | 332,367 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 245,026 tonnes | 202,248 tonnes | 336,540 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 230,633 tonnes | 194,398 tonnes | 300,323 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 323,096 tonnes | 282,290 tonnes | 364,608 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 204,108 tonnes | 101,472 tonnes | 312,525 tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
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 meat production in Cuba?
- Meat production in Cuba was 101,472 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest meat production recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 364,608 tonnes in 2018.
- What is the lowest meat production recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 101,472 tonnes in 2024.
- How does Cuba rank for meat production?
- Cuba ranks 128th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Meat production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Expressed in tonnes. Includes cattle, poultry, sheep/mutton, goat, pigmeat, and wild game.