Number of poultry birds in Cuba
Cuba: Number of poultry birds was 5.59 million animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of poultry birds in Cuba, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of poultry birds in Cuba is 5.59 million animals, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 82.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of poultry birds in Cuba peaked at 35.36 million animals in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.59 million animals, in 2023.
Cuba ranks 137th of 198 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 | 9.95 million animals | 7.00 million animals | 13.01 million animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 17.08 million animals | 13.23 million animals | 22.38 million animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.55 million animals | 22.88 million animals | 27.72 million animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.85 million animals | 23.90 million animals | 33.47 million animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.37 million animals | 23.21 million animals | 30.82 million animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.94 million animals | 25.61 million animals | 35.36 million animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.29 million animals | 5.59 million animals | 30.25 million animals | 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 number of poultry birds in Cuba?
- Number of poultry birds in Cuba was 5.59 million animals in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of poultry birds recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 35.36 million animals in 2019.
- What is the lowest number of poultry birds recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.59 million animals in 2023.
- How does Cuba rank for number of poultry birds?
- Cuba ranks 137th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of poultry birds rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 82.7%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of poultry birds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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