Arable land use per person in Cuba
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
63
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.
Arable land use per person in Cuba, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1963 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1996 hectares per person | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 0.2067 hectares per person | +3.6% |
| 1964 | 0.224 hectares per person | +8.4% |
| 1965 | 0.2017 hectares per person | -9.9% |
| 1966 | 0.1893 hectares per person | -6.2% |
| 1967 | 0.2027 hectares per person | +7.1% |
| 1968 | 0.2288 hectares per person | +12.9% |
| 1969 | 0.2242 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1970 | 0.2618 hectares per person | +16.8% |
| 1971 | 0.2536 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1972 | 0.2861 hectares per person | +12.8% |
| 1973 | 0.3008 hectares per person | +5.2% |
| 1974 | 0.2812 hectares per person | -6.5% |
| 1975 | 0.3028 hectares per person | +7.7% |
| 1976 | 0.3163 hectares per person | +4.5% |
| 1977 | 0.3141 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.3126 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.3051 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 0.3039 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.3046 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.3077 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.3103 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.3084 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.3119 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.3173 hectares per person | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.3222 hectares per person | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.324 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.3229 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.3189 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.3205 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.3315 hectares per person | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 0.3348 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3386 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.3372 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.3179 hectares per person | -5.7% |
| 1997 | 0.3299 hectares per person | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 0.3239 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.326 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.3154 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.3355 hectares per person | +6.4% |
| 2002 | 0.3398 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.3347 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.3298 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.326 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.3222 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.3166 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.3107 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.3051 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.2995 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.2939 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.2773 hectares per person | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2794 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2736 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2673 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2653 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2586 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2591 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2596 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.2602 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2615 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.263 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.2639 hectares per person | +0.4% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 0.2639 hectares per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1102 hectares per person, 2.4× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 0.2639 hectares per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0857 hectares per person, 3.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
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 |
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More environment data for Cuba
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.278 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -1.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2020)
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
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.