Sugar cane yields in Cuba
Cuba: Sugar cane yields was 33.48 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sugar cane yields in Cuba, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, sugar cane yields in Cuba stood at 33.48 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of down 4.6% on the previous year and down 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar cane yields in Cuba peaked at 59.98 tonnes per hectare in 1989 and was at its lowest, 22.43 tonnes per hectare, in 2005.
That places Cuba 87th out of 110 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40.51 tonnes per hectare | 29.53 tonnes per hectare | 48.07 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 47.73 tonnes per hectare | 37.42 tonnes per hectare | 58.89 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 54.21 tonnes per hectare | 45.96 tonnes per hectare | 59.98 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 38.72 tonnes per hectare | 28.54 tonnes per hectare | 57.59 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.25 tonnes per hectare | 22.43 tonnes per hectare | 41.28 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.57 tonnes per hectare | 23.51 tonnes per hectare | 44.31 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.21 tonnes per hectare | 29.4 tonnes per hectare | 35.3 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 84 Cambodia 35.12 tonnes per hectare compare
- 85 Democratic Republic of Congo 34.97 tonnes per hectare compare
- 86 Benin 33.72 tonnes per hectare compare
- 88 Madagascar 31.32 tonnes per hectare compare
- 89 Argentina 28.32 tonnes per hectare compare
- 90 Afghanistan 27.38 tonnes per hectare compare
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 sugar cane yields in Cuba?
- Sugar cane yields in Cuba was 33.48 tonnes per hectare 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 sugar cane yields recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 59.98 tonnes per hectare in 1989.
- What is the lowest sugar cane yields recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.43 tonnes per hectare in 2005.
- How does Cuba rank for sugar cane yields?
- Cuba ranks 87th out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar cane yields rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.8%. 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 Sugar cane yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.