Potato yields in Cuba
Cuba: Potato yields was 17.49 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 158 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.
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 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 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 158 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.