Share of cereals allocated to human food in Cuba
Cuba: Share of cereals allocated to human food was 70.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Share of cereals allocated to human food in Cuba, 1961–2019
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, share of cereals allocated to human food in Cuba stood at 70.7%.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cereals allocated to human food in Cuba peaked at 75.4% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 48.4%, in 1989.
That places Cuba 70th out of 192 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Share of cereals allocated to human food in Cuba, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 72.7% | — |
| 1962 | 68.0% | -6.5% |
| 1963 | 69.1% | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 60.9% | -11.9% |
| 1965 | 69.1% | +13.4% |
| 1966 | 65.1% | -5.9% |
| 1967 | 65.0% | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 68.0% | +4.7% |
| 1969 | 71.8% | +5.5% |
| 1970 | 70.8% | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 73.0% | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 67.6% | -7.4% |
| 1973 | 67.6% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 63.8% | -5.7% |
| 1975 | 60.6% | -5.0% |
| 1976 | 58.0% | -4.4% |
| 1977 | 54.3% | -6.3% |
| 1978 | 52.9% | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 54.4% | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 48.9% | -10.0% |
| 1981 | 53.6% | +9.4% |
| 1982 | 56.0% | +4.6% |
| 1983 | 54.0% | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 53.5% | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 53.5% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 53.8% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 51.0% | -5.3% |
| 1988 | 50.2% | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 48.4% | -3.5% |
| 1990 | 51.1% | +5.4% |
| 1991 | 57.6% | +12.7% |
| 1992 | 67.2% | +16.7% |
| 1993 | 64.9% | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 64.3% | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 62.6% | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 65.9% | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 62.9% | -4.6% |
| 1998 | 67.0% | +6.6% |
| 1999 | 65.8% | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 67.0% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 68.3% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 75.4% | +10.5% |
| 2003 | 68.6% | -9.1% |
| 2004 | 62.4% | -9.0% |
| 2005 | 60.0% | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 66.9% | +11.6% |
| 2007 | 63.2% | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 57.4% | -9.2% |
| 2009 | 58.2% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 72.5% | +24.6% |
| 2011 | 75.3% | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 72.7% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 70.9% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 71.2% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 71.0% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 70.6% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 68.8% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 71.5% | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 70.7% | -1.2% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 70.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 55.5%, 1.3× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 70.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 55.5%, 1.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 67.7% | 60.9% | 72.7% | 9 |
| 1970s | 62.3% | 52.9% | 73.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 52.3% | 48.4% | 56.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 62.9% | 51.1% | 67.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.7% | 57.4% | 75.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.5% | 68.8% | 75.3% | 10 |
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 share of cereals allocated to human food in Cuba?
- Share of cereals allocated to human food in Cuba was 70.7% in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of cereals allocated to human food recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 75.4% in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to human food recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.4% in 1989.
- How does Cuba rank for share of cereals allocated to human food?
- Cuba ranks 70th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is share of cereals allocated to human food rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.5%. 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 Share of cereals allocated to human food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of cereals available for domestic use – after accounting for trade – that is allocated to direct human consumption, relative to the total used for human food, animal feed, and industrial purposes. This excludes cereals used for seed, processing, and losses.