Potato yields in Cuba
Cuba: Potato yields was 17.49 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
17.49 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 8.2%
World rank
97th
of 159 countries
All-time high
27.44 tonnes per hectare
in 2000
All-time low
5.78 tonnes per hectare
in 1971
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Potato yields in Cuba, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, potato yields in Cuba stood at 17.49 tonnes per hectare.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.2% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potato yields in Cuba peaked at 27.44 tonnes per hectare in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.78 tonnes per hectare, in 1971.
Cuba ranks 97th of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Potato yields in Cuba, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 11.3 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 11.42 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 11.28 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 11.08 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 11.13 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 11.55 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
| 1967 | 11.64 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 16.4 tonnes per hectare | +40.9% |
| 1969 | 9.81 tonnes per hectare | -40.2% |
| 1970 | 6.98 tonnes per hectare | -28.8% |
| 1971 | 5.78 tonnes per hectare | -17.3% |
| 1972 | 14.57 tonnes per hectare | +152.3% |
| 1973 | 9.93 tonnes per hectare | -31.8% |
| 1974 | 8.11 tonnes per hectare | -18.3% |
| 1975 | 12.76 tonnes per hectare | +57.2% |
| 1976 | 14.2 tonnes per hectare | +11.3% |
| 1977 | 12.6 tonnes per hectare | -11.2% |
| 1978 | 18.91 tonnes per hectare | +50.0% |
| 1979 | 15.37 tonnes per hectare | -18.7% |
| 1980 | 17.2 tonnes per hectare | +11.9% |
| 1981 | 16.95 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 17.81 tonnes per hectare | +5.1% |
| 1983 | 16.25 tonnes per hectare | -8.7% |
| 1984 | 15.63 tonnes per hectare | -3.9% |
| 1985 | 20.62 tonnes per hectare | +32.0% |
| 1986 | 22.29 tonnes per hectare | +8.1% |
| 1987 | 18.52 tonnes per hectare | -16.9% |
| 1988 | 18.25 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 17.18 tonnes per hectare | -5.9% |
| 1990 | 12.03 tonnes per hectare | -30.0% |
| 1991 | 13.4 tonnes per hectare | +11.4% |
| 1992 | 18.03 tonnes per hectare | +34.6% |
| 1993 | 16.96 tonnes per hectare | -6.0% |
| 1994 | 12.95 tonnes per hectare | -23.6% |
| 1995 | 21.29 tonnes per hectare | +64.4% |
| 1996 | 26.57 tonnes per hectare | +24.8% |
| 1997 | 19.15 tonnes per hectare | -27.9% |
| 1998 | 16.95 tonnes per hectare | -11.5% |
| 1999 | 24.66 tonnes per hectare | +45.5% |
| 2000 | 27.44 tonnes per hectare | +11.3% |
| 2001 | 26.05 tonnes per hectare | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 25.77 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 23.97 tonnes per hectare | -7.0% |
| 2004 | 26.4 tonnes per hectare | +10.1% |
| 2005 | 25.42 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 24.64 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 14.71 tonnes per hectare | -40.3% |
| 2008 | 20.03 tonnes per hectare | +36.2% |
| 2009 | 22.32 tonnes per hectare | +11.4% |
| 2010 | 22.09 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 22.48 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 20.54 tonnes per hectare | -8.7% |
| 2013 | 21.59 tonnes per hectare | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 20.76 tonnes per hectare | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 22.72 tonnes per hectare | +9.4% |
| 2016 | 21.73 tonnes per hectare | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 21.74 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 21.93 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 20.49 tonnes per hectare | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 20.72 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 19.75 tonnes per hectare | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 16.76 tonnes per hectare | -15.2% |
| 2023 | 16.17 tonnes per hectare | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 17.49 tonnes per hectare | +8.2% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 17.49 tonnes per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.31 tonnes per hectare, 91% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 17.49 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 22.08 tonnes per hectare, 79% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potato yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +152.3% | 5.78 tonnes per hectare | 14.57 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.73 tonnes per hectare | 9.81 tonnes per hectare | 16.4 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 11.92 tonnes per hectare | 5.78 tonnes per hectare | 18.91 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.07 tonnes per hectare | 15.63 tonnes per hectare | 22.29 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.2 tonnes per hectare | 12.03 tonnes per hectare | 26.57 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.68 tonnes per hectare | 14.71 tonnes per hectare | 27.44 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.61 tonnes per hectare | 20.49 tonnes per hectare | 22.72 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.18 tonnes per hectare | 16.17 tonnes per hectare | 20.72 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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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 potato yields in Cuba?
- Potato yields in Cuba was 17.49 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest potato yields recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 27.44 tonnes per hectare in 2000.
- What is the lowest potato yields recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.78 tonnes per hectare in 1971.
- How does Cuba rank for potato yields?
- Cuba ranks 97th out of 159 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potato yields rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. 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); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Potato yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.