Poultry livestock count in Cuba
Cuba: Poultry livestock count was 5.59 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.59 million
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
138th
of 199 countries
All-time high
35.36 million
in 2019
All-time low
5.59 million
in 2023
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Poultry livestock count in Cuba, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poultry livestock count in Cuba is 5.59 million, 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, poultry livestock count in Cuba peaked at 35.36 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.59 million, in 2023.
Cuba ranks 138th of 199 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.
Poultry livestock count in Cuba, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7.00 million | — |
| 1962 | 7.50 million | +7.1% |
| 1963 | 8.15 million | +8.6% |
| 1964 | 9.71 million | +19.2% |
| 1965 | 10.04 million | +3.4% |
| 1966 | 10.18 million | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 11.63 million | +14.2% |
| 1968 | 13.01 million | +11.8% |
| 1969 | 12.33 million | -5.2% |
| 1970 | 13.53 million | +9.7% |
| 1971 | 13.47 million | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 13.23 million | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 16.33 million | +23.4% |
| 1974 | 15.79 million | -3.3% |
| 1975 | 18.33 million | +16.1% |
| 1976 | 18.13 million | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 19.95 million | +10.0% |
| 1978 | 19.69 million | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 22.38 million | +13.7% |
| 1980 | 24.89 million | +11.2% |
| 1981 | 23.88 million | -4.0% |
| 1982 | 22.88 million | -4.2% |
| 1983 | 25.58 million | +11.8% |
| 1984 | 26.57 million | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 25.68 million | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 25.44 million | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 25.77 million | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 27.09 million | +5.1% |
| 1989 | 27.72 million | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 27.90 million | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 27.00 million | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 31.38 million | +16.2% |
| 1993 | 33.47 million | +6.7% |
| 1994 | 30.16 million | -9.9% |
| 1995 | 26.93 million | -10.7% |
| 1996 | 23.90 million | -11.2% |
| 1997 | 30.15 million | +26.2% |
| 1998 | 29.26 million | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 28.31 million | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 28.35 million | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 26.17 million | -7.7% |
| 2002 | 24.18 million | -7.6% |
| 2003 | 23.21 million | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 25.03 million | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 27.44 million | +9.6% |
| 2006 | 29.85 million | +8.8% |
| 2007 | 29.41 million | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 29.20 million | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 30.82 million | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 30.95 million | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 33.66 million | +8.8% |
| 2012 | 30.18 million | -10.3% |
| 2013 | 32.42 million | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 32.29 million | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 31.96 million | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 31.34 million | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 25.64 million | -18.2% |
| 2018 | 25.61 million | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 35.36 million | +38.0% |
| 2020 | 30.25 million | -14.5% |
| 2021 | 29.88 million | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 30.16 million | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 5.59 million | -81.5% |
| 2024 | 5.59 million | +0.0% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 5.59 million is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.54 million, 27% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 5.59 million is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 29.56 million, 19% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poultry livestock count 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -81.5% | 30.16 million | 5.59 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.95 million | 7.00 million | 13.01 million | 9 |
| 1970s | 17.08 million | 13.23 million | 22.38 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.55 million | 22.88 million | 27.72 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.85 million | 23.90 million | 33.47 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.37 million | 23.21 million | 30.82 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.94 million | 25.61 million | 35.36 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.29 million | 5.59 million | 30.25 million | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Cuba
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.3256 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.3126 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.5926 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poultry livestock count in Cuba?
- Poultry livestock count in Cuba was 5.59 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poultry livestock count recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 35.36 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest poultry livestock count recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.59 million in 2023.
- How does Cuba rank for poultry livestock count?
- Cuba ranks 138th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is poultry livestock count 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Poultry livestock count. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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