Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Cuba
Cuba: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 4.47 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Cuba, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Cuba is 4.47 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.3% on the previous year and down 57.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Cuba peaked at 43.66 kg/ha in 1981 and was at its lowest, -61.39 kg/ha, in 1961.
Cuba ranks 157th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Cuba, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -61.39 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | -13.65 kg/ha | -77.8% |
| 1963 | 6.66 kg/ha | -148.8% |
| 1964 | 3.14 kg/ha | -52.9% |
| 1965 | -13.72 kg/ha | -537.2% |
| 1966 | 42.2 kg/ha | -407.7% |
| 1967 | 29.44 kg/ha | -30.2% |
| 1968 | 34.65 kg/ha | +17.7% |
| 1969 | 36.2 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 1970 | -23.42 kg/ha | -164.7% |
| 1971 | 1.14 kg/ha | -104.9% |
| 1972 | 2.78 kg/ha | +142.6% |
| 1973 | 6.93 kg/ha | +149.8% |
| 1974 | 6.61 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 1975 | 12.55 kg/ha | +89.9% |
| 1976 | 20.28 kg/ha | +61.6% |
| 1977 | 22.45 kg/ha | +10.7% |
| 1978 | 13.23 kg/ha | -41.1% |
| 1979 | 23.22 kg/ha | +75.5% |
| 1980 | 34.51 kg/ha | +48.6% |
| 1981 | 43.66 kg/ha | +26.5% |
| 1982 | 25.86 kg/ha | -40.8% |
| 1983 | 20.22 kg/ha | -21.8% |
| 1984 | 25.84 kg/ha | +27.8% |
| 1985 | 35.92 kg/ha | +39.0% |
| 1986 | 43.6 kg/ha | +21.4% |
| 1987 | 35.49 kg/ha | -18.6% |
| 1988 | 31.5 kg/ha | -11.3% |
| 1989 | 37.82 kg/ha | +20.1% |
| 1990 | 15.73 kg/ha | -58.4% |
| 1991 | 8.17 kg/ha | -48.0% |
| 1992 | 10.12 kg/ha | +23.8% |
| 1993 | 12.19 kg/ha | +20.5% |
| 1994 | 1.63 kg/ha | -86.6% |
| 1995 | 14.98 kg/ha | +816.2% |
| 1996 | 7.42 kg/ha | -50.4% |
| 1997 | 15.51 kg/ha | +109.0% |
| 1998 | 13.96 kg/ha | -10.0% |
| 1999 | 2.86 kg/ha | -79.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1709 kg/ha | -94.0% |
| 2001 | 2.65 kg/ha | +1448.9% |
| 2002 | -7.26 kg/ha | -374.3% |
| 2003 | -7.67 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 2004 | -7.38 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 6.55 kg/ha | -188.8% |
| 2006 | 13.33 kg/ha | +103.4% |
| 2007 | 9.22 kg/ha | -30.8% |
| 2008 | 6.16 kg/ha | -33.1% |
| 2009 | 5.02 kg/ha | -18.4% |
| 2010 | 13.4 kg/ha | +166.7% |
| 2011 | 14.14 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 8.79 kg/ha | -37.8% |
| 2013 | 10.59 kg/ha | +20.5% |
| 2014 | 13.24 kg/ha | +24.9% |
| 2015 | 6.06 kg/ha | -54.2% |
| 2016 | 3.65 kg/ha | -39.7% |
| 2017 | 4.83 kg/ha | +32.1% |
| 2018 | 6.92 kg/ha | +43.3% |
| 2019 | 2.89 kg/ha | -58.2% |
| 2020 | 1.57 kg/ha | -45.6% |
| 2021 | 7.32 kg/ha | +365.6% |
| 2022 | 5.48 kg/ha | -25.2% |
| 2023 | 4.47 kg/ha | -18.3% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 4.47 kg/ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 36.39 kg/ha, 12% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 4.47 kg/ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 43.32 kg/ha, 10% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +1448.9% | 0.1709 kg/ha | 2.65 kg/ha |
| 1995 | +816.2% | 1.63 kg/ha | 14.98 kg/ha |
| 1965 | -537.2% | 3.14 kg/ha | -13.72 kg/ha |
| 1966 | +407.7% | -13.72 kg/ha | 42.2 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.06 kg/ha | -61.39 kg/ha | 42.2 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.58 kg/ha | -23.42 kg/ha | 23.22 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 33.44 kg/ha | 20.22 kg/ha | 43.66 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.26 kg/ha | 1.63 kg/ha | 15.73 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.08 kg/ha | -7.67 kg/ha | 13.33 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.45 kg/ha | 2.89 kg/ha | 14.14 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.71 kg/ha | 1.57 kg/ha | 7.32 kg/ha | 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)
- 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 nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Cuba?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Cuba was 4.47 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 43.66 kg/ha in 1981.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was -61.39 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Cuba rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Cuba ranks 157th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.8%. 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 Nutrient balance — 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 (%).