Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Cuba
Cuba: Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0004 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Cuba, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Cuba is 0.0004 ha per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 8.1% on the previous year and up 80.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Cuba peaked at 0.0017 ha per person in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 ha per person, in 2014.
Cuba ranks 101st of 137 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Cuba, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0014 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.001 ha per person | -24.6% |
| 1963 | 0.001 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0009 ha per person | -12.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0009 ha per person | +8.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0011 ha per person | +17.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0011 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0009 ha per person | -17.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0011 ha per person | +28.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0013 ha per person | +11.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0015 ha per person | +16.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0006 ha per person | -61.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0006 ha per person | +9.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0012 ha per person | +83.7% |
| 1975 | 0.001 ha per person | -13.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0011 ha per person | +9.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0013 ha per person | +15.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0011 ha per person | -15.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0013 ha per person | +23.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0014 ha per person | +6.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0016 ha per person | +15.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0015 ha per person | -10.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0013 ha per person | -13.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0016 ha per person | +29.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0015 ha per person | -11.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0014 ha per person | -5.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0013 ha per person | -5.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0015 ha per person | +11.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0016 ha per person | +7.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0016 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0017 ha per person | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0014 ha per person | -17.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0013 ha per person | -5.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0013 ha per person | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0012 ha per person | -9.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0013 ha per person | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0016 ha per person | +25.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0011 ha per person | -29.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0013 ha per person | +14.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0012 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0012 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0011 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0011 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0011 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0011 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.001 ha per person | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0009 ha per person | -16.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0009 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0011 ha per person | +27.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0008 ha per person | -30.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0007 ha per person | -15.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0006 ha per person | -13.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0004 ha per person | -22.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 ha per person | -48.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0005 ha per person | +112.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0004 ha per person | -19.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0006 ha per person | +53.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0005 ha per person | -8.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0006 ha per person | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0005 ha per person | -11.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0004 ha per person | -11.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0005 ha per person | +13.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0004 ha per person | -10.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0004 ha per person | -8.1% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 0.0004 ha per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0011 ha per person, 37% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 0.0004 ha per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0005 ha per person, 91% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes — Area harvested, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +112.6% | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.001 ha per person | 0.0009 ha per person | 0.0014 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0011 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0015 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0015 ha per person | 0.0013 ha per person | 0.0016 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0014 ha per person | 0.0011 ha per person | 0.0017 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0011 ha per person | 0.0009 ha per person | 0.0012 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0008 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 5 |
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 potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Cuba?
- Potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Cuba was 0.0004 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0017 ha per person in 1991.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 ha per person in 2014.
- How does Cuba rank for potatoes — area harvested, per capita?
- Cuba ranks 101st out of 137 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Potatoes — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.