What is arable land use per person in Cuba?

Arable land use per person in Cuba was 0.2639 hectares per person in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest arable land use per person recorded in Cuba?

The highest recorded value was 0.3398 hectares per person in 2002.

What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Cuba?

The lowest recorded value was 0.1893 hectares per person in 1966.

How does Cuba rank for arable land use per person?

Cuba ranks 35th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.

Is arable land use per person rising or falling in Cuba?

Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Arable land use per person in Cuba

Name: Arable land use per person in Cuba
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Cuba: Arable land use per person was 0.2639 hectares per person in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

0.2639 hectares per person

Change on year

up 0.4%

World rank

35th

of 206 countries

All-time high

0.3398 hectares per person

in 2002

All-time low

0.1893 hectares per person

in 1966

Years of data

1961–2023

Arable land use per person in Cuba, 1961–2023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for arable land use per person in Cuba is 0.2639 hectares per person, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, arable land use per person in Cuba peaked at 0.3398 hectares per person in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.1893 hectares per person, in 1966.

Cuba ranks 35th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.2081 hectares per person	0.1893 hectares per person	0.2288 hectares per person	9
1970s	0.2934 hectares per person	0.2536 hectares per person	0.3163 hectares per person	10
1980s	0.3133 hectares per person	0.3039 hectares per person	0.324 hectares per person	10
1990s	0.3279 hectares per person	0.3179 hectares per person	0.3386 hectares per person	10
2000s	0.3236 hectares per person	0.3051 hectares per person	0.3398 hectares per person	10
2010s	0.2734 hectares per person	0.2586 hectares per person	0.2995 hectares per person	10
2020s	0.2622 hectares per person	0.2602 hectares per person	0.2639 hectares per person	4

Countries ranked near Cuba

32 Isle of Man 0.2785 hectares per person compare
33 Chad 0.2743 hectares per person compare
34 Namibia 0.27 hectares per person compare
36 Brazil 0.2635 hectares per person compare
37 Benin 0.2513 hectares per person compare
38 France 0.2472 hectares per person compare

See the full ranking of 206 places →

More environment data for Cuba

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 35.99 Mt CO2e (2024)
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.28 t CO2e/capita (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 6.42 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0301 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.4188 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0276 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 11.76 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0173 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0062 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 4.84 Mt CO2e (2024)

All data for Cuba →

Frequently asked questions

What is arable land use per person in Cuba?: Arable land use per person in Cuba was 0.2639 hectares per person in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest arable land use per person recorded in Cuba?: The highest recorded value was 0.3398 hectares per person in 2002.
What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Cuba?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1893 hectares per person in 1966.
How does Cuba rank for arable land use per person?: Cuba ranks 35th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
Is arable land use per person rising or falling in Cuba?: Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Arable land use per person
Unit: hectares per person
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 206 places, 11,842 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.