Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Cuba
Cuba: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 1.78 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Cuba, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 1.78 kg/ha for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 52.9% on the previous year and down 90.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Cuba peaked at 96.47 kg/ha in 1989 and was at its lowest, 1.78 kg/ha, in 2023.
That places Cuba 170th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Cuba, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 24.55 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 28.61 kg/ha | +16.5% |
| 1963 | 35.29 kg/ha | +23.4% |
| 1964 | 38.48 kg/ha | +9.0% |
| 1965 | 49.51 kg/ha | +28.6% |
| 1966 | 82.57 kg/ha | +66.8% |
| 1967 | 88.45 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 1968 | 79.55 kg/ha | -10.1% |
| 1969 | 75.53 kg/ha | -5.1% |
| 1970 | 60.8 kg/ha | -19.5% |
| 1971 | 45.98 kg/ha | -24.4% |
| 1972 | 34.31 kg/ha | -25.4% |
| 1973 | 41.02 kg/ha | +19.6% |
| 1974 | 46.12 kg/ha | +12.4% |
| 1975 | 49.31 kg/ha | +6.9% |
| 1976 | 56.27 kg/ha | +14.1% |
| 1977 | 66.95 kg/ha | +19.0% |
| 1978 | 67.45 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 84.17 kg/ha | +24.8% |
| 1980 | 80.3 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 1981 | 94.03 kg/ha | +17.1% |
| 1982 | 81.38 kg/ha | -13.4% |
| 1983 | 72.09 kg/ha | -11.4% |
| 1984 | 83.95 kg/ha | +16.5% |
| 1985 | 82.29 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 89.97 kg/ha | +9.3% |
| 1987 | 82.14 kg/ha | -8.7% |
| 1988 | 80.61 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 96.47 kg/ha | +19.7% |
| 1990 | 73.68 kg/ha | -23.6% |
| 1991 | 61.78 kg/ha | -16.2% |
| 1992 | 47.12 kg/ha | -23.7% |
| 1993 | 29.06 kg/ha | -38.3% |
| 1994 | 17.2 kg/ha | -40.8% |
| 1995 | 23.9 kg/ha | +39.0% |
| 1996 | 24.78 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 31.79 kg/ha | +28.3% |
| 1998 | 25.95 kg/ha | -18.4% |
| 1999 | 17.38 kg/ha | -33.0% |
| 2000 | 19.24 kg/ha | +10.7% |
| 2001 | 20.08 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 11.75 kg/ha | -41.5% |
| 2003 | 4.14 kg/ha | -64.8% |
| 2004 | 6.83 kg/ha | +65.2% |
| 2005 | 9.07 kg/ha | +32.7% |
| 2006 | 13.46 kg/ha | +48.4% |
| 2007 | 10.82 kg/ha | -19.6% |
| 2008 | 10.46 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 8.23 kg/ha | -21.3% |
| 2010 | 14.33 kg/ha | +74.0% |
| 2011 | 15.9 kg/ha | +11.0% |
| 2012 | 16.38 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 19.52 kg/ha | +19.2% |
| 2014 | 23 kg/ha | +17.8% |
| 2015 | 18.26 kg/ha | -20.6% |
| 2016 | 14.78 kg/ha | -19.1% |
| 2017 | 16.42 kg/ha | +11.1% |
| 2018 | 10.66 kg/ha | -35.1% |
| 2019 | 8.66 kg/ha | -18.7% |
| 2020 | 8.29 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 8.9 kg/ha | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 3.77 kg/ha | -57.6% |
| 2023 | 1.78 kg/ha | -52.9% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 1.78 kg/ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 45.17 kg/ha, 4% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 1.78 kg/ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 43.13 kg/ha, 4% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 55.84 kg/ha | 24.55 kg/ha | 88.45 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 55.24 kg/ha | 34.31 kg/ha | 84.17 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 84.32 kg/ha | 72.09 kg/ha | 96.47 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.26 kg/ha | 17.2 kg/ha | 73.68 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.41 kg/ha | 4.14 kg/ha | 20.08 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.79 kg/ha | 8.66 kg/ha | 23 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.69 kg/ha | 1.78 kg/ha | 8.9 kg/ha | 4 |
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- 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 mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Cuba?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Cuba was 1.78 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 96.47 kg/ha in 1989.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.78 kg/ha in 2023.
- How does Cuba rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Cuba ranks 170th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 90.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).