Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Cuba

Cuba: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops was 4.61 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
4.61
Change on year
up 39.7%
World rank
1st
of 163 countries
All-time high
4.61
in 2023
All-time low
1
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Cuba, 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Cuba recorded 4.61 for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 39.7% on the previous year and up 119.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Cuba peaked at 4.61 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1961.

That places Cuba 1st out of 163 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.43 1 1.67 9
1970s 1.76 1.19 2.07 10
1980s 1.58 1.46 1.68 10
1990s 2.32 1.51 3.03 10
2000s 2.13 1.75 2.65 10
2010s 2.12 1.82 2.61 10
2020s 3.35 2.61 4.61 4

Countries ranked near Cuba

  1. 2 Saint Kitts and Nevis 4.57 compare
  2. 3 Gambia 3.35 compare
  3. 4 Sao Tome and Principe 3.15 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Cuba?
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Cuba was 4.61 in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Cuba?
The highest recorded value was 4.61 in 2023.
What is the lowest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Cuba?
The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1961.
How does Cuba rank for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
Cuba ranks 1st out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
Is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops rising or falling in Cuba?
Over the last ten years it is up 119.9%. 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 (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
163 places, 10,097 data points, 1961–2023
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Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).