Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Cuba
Cuba: Share of cereals allocated to animal feed was 29.3% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Share of cereals allocated to animal feed 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
Cuba recorded 29.3% for share of cereals allocated to animal feed in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and down 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Cuba peaked at 51.6% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 24.5%, in 2002.
That places Cuba 111th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 59 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 32.2% | 27.3% | 39.1% | 9 |
| 1970s | 37.7% | 27.0% | 47.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 47.7% | 44.0% | 51.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.1% | 32.8% | 48.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.2% | 24.5% | 42.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.4% | 24.7% | 31.1% | 10 |
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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 share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Cuba?
- Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Cuba was 29.3% 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 animal feed recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 51.6% in 1989.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to animal feed recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.5% in 2002.
- How does Cuba rank for share of cereals allocated to animal feed?
- Cuba ranks 111th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is share of cereals allocated to animal feed rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 animal feed. 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 animal feed, relative to the total used for human food, animal feed, and industrial purposes. This excludes cereals used for seed, processing, and losses.