Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Cuba
Cuba: Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0476 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Cuba, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Cuba stood at 0.0476 ha per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 11.0% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Cuba peaked at 0.1651 ha per square kilometre in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0247 ha per square kilometre, in 2014.
Cuba ranks 85th of 137 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Cuba, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0931 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0717 ha per square kilometre | -23.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0708 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0633 ha per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0698 ha per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0838 ha per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0833 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0698 ha per square kilometre | -16.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0911 ha per square kilometre | +30.5% |
| 1970 | 0.1034 ha per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1971 | 0.1229 ha per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0485 ha per square kilometre | -60.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0541 ha per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1974 | 0.1006 ha per square kilometre | +86.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0883 ha per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0979 ha per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1977 | 0.1144 ha per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0976 ha per square kilometre | -14.7% |
| 1979 | 0.1216 ha per square kilometre | +24.6% |
| 1980 | 0.1296 ha per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1981 | 0.1499 ha per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 1982 | 0.135 ha per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 1983 | 0.1184 ha per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 1984 | 0.1546 ha per square kilometre | +30.5% |
| 1985 | 0.1387 ha per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 1986 | 0.1322 ha per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1255 ha per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1988 | 0.1412 ha per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1989 | 0.1526 ha per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1990 | 0.1569 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 0.1651 ha per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1366 ha per square kilometre | -17.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1292 ha per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1994 | 0.1354 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 0.1231 ha per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1279 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1605 ha per square kilometre | +25.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1133 ha per square kilometre | -29.4% |
| 1999 | 0.13 ha per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1248 ha per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1234 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1203 ha per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1194 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.117 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1157 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1091 ha per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0918 ha per square kilometre | -15.9% |
| 2008 | 0.092 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1172 ha per square kilometre | +27.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0815 ha per square kilometre | -30.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0689 ha per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0598 ha per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0474 ha per square kilometre | -20.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0247 ha per square kilometre | -47.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0524 ha per square kilometre | +112.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0423 ha per square kilometre | -19.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0652 ha per square kilometre | +54.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0594 ha per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0609 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0537 ha per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0474 ha per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0534 ha per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0476 ha per square kilometre | -11.0% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 0.0476 ha per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.056 ha per square kilometre, 85% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 0.0476 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0302 ha per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre 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 | +112.3% | 0.0247 ha per square kilometre | 0.0524 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0774 ha per square kilometre | 0.0633 ha per square kilometre | 0.0931 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0949 ha per square kilometre | 0.0485 ha per square kilometre | 0.1229 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1378 ha per square kilometre | 0.1184 ha per square kilometre | 0.1546 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1378 ha per square kilometre | 0.1133 ha per square kilometre | 0.1651 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1131 ha per square kilometre | 0.0918 ha per square kilometre | 0.1248 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0562 ha per square kilometre | 0.0247 ha per square kilometre | 0.0815 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0505 ha per square kilometre | 0.0474 ha per square kilometre | 0.0537 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 82 Jordan 0.0542 ha per square kilometre compare
- 83 Angola 0.0533 ha per square kilometre compare
- 84 South Africa 0.0528 ha per square kilometre compare
- 86 Sri Lanka 0.0455 ha per square kilometre compare
- 87 Myanmar 0.043 ha per square kilometre compare
- 88 Chile 0.039 ha per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Cuba?
- Potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Cuba was 0.0476 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1651 ha per square kilometre in 1991.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0247 ha per square kilometre in 2014.
- How does Cuba rank for potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Cuba ranks 85th out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.