Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Cuba
Cuba: Herbicides — Agricultural Use was 504 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Cuba, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, herbicides — agricultural use in Cuba stood at 504 t.
That represents a change of down 80.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, herbicides — agricultural use in Cuba peaked at 2,563 t in 2015 and was at its lowest, 498 t, in 2022.
That places Cuba 94th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Cuba, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,094 t | — |
| 1991 | 2,091 t | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 2,087 t | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 2,086 t | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 2,091 t | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 2,100 t | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 2,108 t | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 2,112 t | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 2,118 t | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 1,979 t | -6.6% |
| 2000 | 1,903 t | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 1,840 t | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 1,692 t | -8.0% |
| 2003 | 1,638 t | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 1,732 t | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 2,000 t | +15.5% |
| 2006 | 2,131 t | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 2,110 t | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 2,192 t | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 2,269 t | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 2,344 t | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 2,414 t | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 2,473 t | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 2,515 t | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 2,542 t | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 2,563 t | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 2,277 t | -11.2% |
| 2017 | 1,991 t | -12.6% |
| 2018 | 1,532 t | -23.1% |
| 2019 | 1,252 t | -18.3% |
| 2020 | 846 t | -32.4% |
| 2021 | 612 t | -27.7% |
| 2022 | 498 t | -18.6% |
| 2023 | 504 t | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 504 t | +0.0% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 504 t is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 528.5 t, 95% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 504 t is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 545 t, 92% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Cuba changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -32.4% | 1,252 t | 846 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,087 t | 1,979 t | 2,118 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,951 t | 1,638 t | 2,269 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,190 t | 1,252 t | 2,563 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 592.8 t | 498 t | 846 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is herbicides — agricultural use in Cuba?
- Herbicides — agricultural use in Cuba was 504 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest herbicides — agricultural use recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 2,563 t in 2015.
- What is the lowest herbicides — agricultural use recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 498 t in 2022.
- How does Cuba rank for herbicides — agricultural use?
- Cuba ranks 94th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is herbicides — agricultural use rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.2%. 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, published as part of Herbicides — Agricultural Use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT Pesticides Use domain contains statistics on the agricultural use of major pesticide groups and of relevant chemical families. Data are disseminated by country, with global coverage and are updated annually. The FAOSTAT Pesticides Use domain contains information on the use of major pesticide groups:1. Insecticides (Chlorinated hydrocarbons, Organo-phosphates, Carbamates-insecticides, Pyrethroids, Botanical and biological products and Others not elsewhere classified);2. Mineral Oils;3. Herbicides (Phenoxy hormone products, Triazines, Amides, Carbamates-herbicides, Dinitroanilines, Urea derivatives, Sulfonyl urea, Bipiridils, Uracil, Others not elsewhere classified);4. Fungicides and Bactericides (Inorganic, Dithiocarbamates, Benzimidazoles, Triazoles, Diazoles, Diazines, Morpholines, Others not elsewhere classified);5. Plant Growth Regulators;6. Rodenticides (Anti-coagulants, Cyanide Generators, Hypercalcaemics, Narcotics, Others not elsewhere classified);7. Other Pesticides NES (not elsewhere specified).