Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Cuba
Cuba: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita was 0.0005 tonnes per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Cuba, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 0.0005 tonnes per person for nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 65.0% on the previous year and down 92.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Cuba peaked at 0.0348 tonnes per person in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 tonnes per person, in 2023.
Cuba ranks 156th of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Cuba, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0054 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0065 tonnes per person | +19.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0083 tonnes per person | +27.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0097 tonnes per person | +16.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0112 tonnes per person | +16.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0176 tonnes per person | +56.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0204 tonnes per person | +15.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0203 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0203 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.018 tonnes per person | -11.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0137 tonnes per person | -23.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0113 tonnes per person | -17.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0141 tonnes per person | +24.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0149 tonnes per person | +5.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0165 tonnes per person | +10.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0196 tonnes per person | +18.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0231 tonnes per person | +18.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0232 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0287 tonnes per person | +24.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0273 tonnes per person | -5.0% |
| 1981 | 0.032 tonnes per person | +17.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0279 tonnes per person | -12.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0249 tonnes per person | -10.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0292 tonnes per person | +17.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0289 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0321 tonnes per person | +10.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0296 tonnes per person | -7.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0292 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0348 tonnes per person | +19.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0266 tonnes per person | -23.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0224 tonnes per person | -15.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0178 tonnes per person | -20.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0111 tonnes per person | -37.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0066 tonnes per person | -40.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0092 tonnes per person | +38.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0091 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0121 tonnes per person | +32.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0097 tonnes per person | -19.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0065 tonnes per person | -32.7% |
| 2000 | 0.007 tonnes per person | +7.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0105 tonnes per person | +49.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0057 tonnes per person | -45.4% |
| 2003 | 0.002 tonnes per person | -65.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0035 tonnes per person | +81.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0026 tonnes per person | -27.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0039 tonnes per person | +51.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0032 tonnes per person | -19.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0029 tonnes per person | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | -58.9% |
| 2010 | 0.005 tonnes per person | +317.3% |
| 2011 | 0.005 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0053 tonnes per person | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0062 tonnes per person | +18.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0069 tonnes per person | +11.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0055 tonnes per person | -20.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0043 tonnes per person | -21.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0047 tonnes per person | +8.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0036 tonnes per person | -24.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0036 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0036 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0036 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | -62.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -65.0% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 0.0005 tonnes per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0063 tonnes per person, 8% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 0.0005 tonnes per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0058 tonnes per person, 8% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +317.3% | 0.0012 tonnes per person | 0.005 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0133 tonnes per person | 0.0054 tonnes per person | 0.0204 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0183 tonnes per person | 0.0113 tonnes per person | 0.0287 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0296 tonnes per person | 0.0249 tonnes per person | 0.0348 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0131 tonnes per person | 0.0065 tonnes per person | 0.0266 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0043 tonnes per person | 0.0012 tonnes per person | 0.0105 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.005 tonnes per person | 0.0036 tonnes per person | 0.0069 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0023 tonnes per person | 0.0005 tonnes per person | 0.0036 tonnes 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 nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Cuba?
- Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Cuba was 0.0005 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0348 tonnes per person in 1989.
- What is the lowest nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 tonnes per person in 2023.
- How does Cuba rank for nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita?
- Cuba ranks 156th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 92.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nitrogen fertilizer use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Nitrogen fertilizer use ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Nitrogen fertilizer use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- 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
Nitrogen fertilizer use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.