Sugar cane yields in Cuba
Cuba: Sugar cane yields was 33.48 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
33.48 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 4.6%
World rank
87th
of 110 countries
All-time high
59.98 tonnes per hectare
in 1989
All-time low
22.43 tonnes per hectare
in 2005
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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.
Sugar cane yields in Cuba, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 44.33 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 32.43 tonnes per hectare | -26.8% |
| 1963 | 29.53 tonnes per hectare | -9.0% |
| 1964 | 37.12 tonnes per hectare | +25.7% |
| 1965 | 48.07 tonnes per hectare | +29.5% |
| 1966 | 37.55 tonnes per hectare | -21.9% |
| 1967 | 47.82 tonnes per hectare | +27.3% |
| 1968 | 42.48 tonnes per hectare | -11.2% |
| 1969 | 45.25 tonnes per hectare | +6.5% |
| 1970 | 55.36 tonnes per hectare | +22.3% |
| 1971 | 40.4 tonnes per hectare | -27.0% |
| 1972 | 37.42 tonnes per hectare | -7.4% |
| 1973 | 43.49 tonnes per hectare | +16.2% |
| 1974 | 44.44 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 44.34 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 43.62 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 53.06 tonnes per hectare | +21.6% |
| 1978 | 56.32 tonnes per hectare | +6.1% |
| 1979 | 58.89 tonnes per hectare | +4.6% |
| 1980 | 45.96 tonnes per hectare | -21.9% |
| 1981 | 55.14 tonnes per hectare | +20.0% |
| 1982 | 55.07 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 58.07 tonnes per hectare | +5.4% |
| 1984 | 57.35 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 50.01 tonnes per hectare | -12.8% |
| 1986 | 51.56 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 52.13 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 56.84 tonnes per hectare | +9.1% |
| 1989 | 59.98 tonnes per hectare | +5.5% |
| 1990 | 57.59 tonnes per hectare | -4.0% |
| 1991 | 54.88 tonnes per hectare | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 45.67 tonnes per hectare | -16.8% |
| 1993 | 36.06 tonnes per hectare | -21.0% |
| 1994 | 34.59 tonnes per hectare | -4.1% |
| 1995 | 28.54 tonnes per hectare | -17.5% |
| 1996 | 33.19 tonnes per hectare | +16.3% |
| 1997 | 31.21 tonnes per hectare | -5.9% |
| 1998 | 31.28 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 34.14 tonnes per hectare | +9.1% |
| 2000 | 34.97 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 31.87 tonnes per hectare | -8.9% |
| 2002 | 33.33 tonnes per hectare | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 34.33 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 36.01 tonnes per hectare | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 22.43 tonnes per hectare | -37.7% |
| 2006 | 27.85 tonnes per hectare | +24.2% |
| 2007 | 36.12 tonnes per hectare | +29.7% |
| 2008 | 41.28 tonnes per hectare | +14.3% |
| 2009 | 34.28 tonnes per hectare | -17.0% |
| 2010 | 26.89 tonnes per hectare | -21.6% |
| 2011 | 23.51 tonnes per hectare | -12.6% |
| 2012 | 40.69 tonnes per hectare | +73.0% |
| 2013 | 40.22 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 43.93 tonnes per hectare | +9.2% |
| 2015 | 44.31 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 42.69 tonnes per hectare | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 40.11 tonnes per hectare | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 40.08 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 43.27 tonnes per hectare | +8.0% |
| 2020 | 35.3 tonnes per hectare | -18.4% |
| 2021 | 29.4 tonnes per hectare | -16.7% |
| 2022 | 32.77 tonnes per hectare | +11.5% |
| 2023 | 35.1 tonnes per hectare | +7.1% |
| 2024 | 33.48 tonnes per hectare | -4.6% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 33.48 tonnes per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60.97 tonnes per hectare, 55% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 33.48 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 61.27 tonnes per hectare, 55% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
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 (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 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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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.