Starchy Roots — Food supply in Cuba
Cuba: Starchy Roots — Food supply was 1.26 million million Kcal in 2019. ▲ Rising
Starchy Roots — Food supply in Cuba, 2010–2019
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 1.26 million million Kcal for starchy roots — food supply in 2019.
That represents a change of down 4.9% on the previous year and up 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starchy roots — food supply in Cuba peaked at 1.33 million million Kcal in 2018 and was at its lowest, 984,194 million Kcal, in 2011.
That places Cuba 60th out of 194 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Starchy Roots — Food supply in Cuba, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1.05 million million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 984,194 million Kcal | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 1.03 million million Kcal | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 1.15 million million Kcal | +10.9% |
| 2014 | 994,120 million Kcal | -13.2% |
| 2015 | 1.27 million million Kcal | +28.2% |
| 2016 | 1.28 million million Kcal | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.33 million million Kcal | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 1.33 million million Kcal | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.26 million million Kcal | -4.9% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 1.26 million million Kcal is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 244,440 million Kcal, 5.2× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 1.26 million million Kcal is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 130,782 million Kcal, 9.7× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 57 South Africa 1.37 million million Kcal compare
- 58 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1.36 million million Kcal compare
- 59 Australia and New Zealand 1.31 million million Kcal compare
- 61 Argentina 1.25 million million Kcal compare
- 62 Paraguay 1.25 million million Kcal compare
- 63 Australia 1.13 million million Kcal 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 starchy roots — food supply in Cuba?
- Starchy roots — food supply in Cuba was 1.26 million million Kcal in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest starchy roots — food supply recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 1.33 million million Kcal in 2018.
- What is the lowest starchy roots — food supply recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 984,194 million Kcal in 2011.
- How does Cuba rank for starchy roots — food supply?
- Cuba ranks 60th out of 194 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starchy roots — food supply rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. 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, published as part of Starchy Roots — Food supply (kcal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.