Molasses — Production in Cuba
Cuba: Molasses — Production was 239,200 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Molasses — Production in Cuba, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2023, molasses — production in Cuba stood at 239,200 t. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 20.5% on the previous year and down 59.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, molasses — production in Cuba peaked at 2.99 million t in 1970 and was at its lowest, 239,200 t, in 2023.
That places Cuba 37th out of 149 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.54 million t | 1.17 million t | 2.14 million t | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.13 million t | 1.76 million t | 2.99 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.40 million t | 2.14 million t | 2.68 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.60 million t | 1.01 million t | 2.63 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 676,000 t | 330,000 t | 1.20 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 494,530 t | 395,000 t | 641,108 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 359,400 t | 239,200 t | 512,100 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 34 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 247,768 t compare
- 35 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 243,419 t compare
- 36 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 239,216 t compare
- 38 Uganda 229,091 t compare
- 39 Eswatini 226,464 t compare
- 40 Belgium-Luxembourg 223,000 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Cuba
- Agriculture share gdp 1.24 (2024)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 1.24 (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.5% (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2022)
- Rural population 22.8% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 2.49 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.2% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.96 billion current US$ (2020)
- Bananas — Production 155,957 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is molasses — production in Cuba?
- Molasses — production in Cuba was 239,200 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest molasses — production recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 2.99 million t in 1970.
- What is the lowest molasses — production recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 239,200 t in 2023.
- How does Cuba rank for molasses — production?
- Cuba ranks 37th out of 149 countries with data for 2023.
- Is molasses — production rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Molasses — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.