Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Cuba
Cuba: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland was 0.22 kg/ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Cuba, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2024, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Cuba stood at 0.22 kg/ha. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 80.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Cuba peaked at 1.13 kg/ha in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.22 kg/ha, in 2022.
That places Cuba 165th out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Cuba, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.09 kg/ha | — |
| 1991 | 1.08 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 1.03 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 1993 | 1.01 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 1 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 1 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.04 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 1 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 1 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.92 kg/ha | -8.0% |
| 2000 | 0.86 kg/ha | -6.5% |
| 2001 | 0.81 kg/ha | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 0.74 kg/ha | -8.6% |
| 2003 | 0.71 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 0.75 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 0.86 kg/ha | +14.7% |
| 2006 | 0.91 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 0.89 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.92 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.95 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.98 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 1.01 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 1.07 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 1.08 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 1.12 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 1.13 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 1.02 kg/ha | -9.7% |
| 2017 | 0.87 kg/ha | -14.7% |
| 2018 | 0.67 kg/ha | -23.0% |
| 2019 | 0.55 kg/ha | -17.9% |
| 2020 | 0.37 kg/ha | -32.7% |
| 2021 | 0.27 kg/ha | -27.0% |
| 2022 | 0.22 kg/ha | -18.5% |
| 2023 | 0.22 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.22 kg/ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.02 kg/ha | 0.92 kg/ha | 1.09 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.84 kg/ha | 0.71 kg/ha | 0.95 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.95 kg/ha | 0.55 kg/ha | 1.13 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.26 kg/ha | 0.22 kg/ha | 0.37 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 162 Serbia and Montenegro 0.27 kg/ha compare
- 163 India 0.24 kg/ha compare
- 164 Azerbaijan 0.23 kg/ha compare
- 165 Ethiopia 0.22 kg/ha compare
- 165 North Macedonia 0.22 kg/ha compare
- 168 Sierra Leone 0.2 kg/ha compare
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)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate -8.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.003 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate -24.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Cuba?
- Pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Cuba was 0.22 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 1.13 kg/ha in 2015.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.22 kg/ha in 2022.
- How does Cuba rank for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Cuba ranks 165th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.4%. 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 Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland. 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).