Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Cuba

Cuba: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 27.35 percent in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
27.35 percent
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
59th
of 208 countries
All-time high
28.01 percent
in 1988
All-time low
17.69 percent
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Cuba, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Cuba is 27.35 percent, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Cuba peaked at 28.01 percent in 1988 and was at its lowest, 17.69 percent, in 1961.

Cuba ranks 59th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 22.95 percent 17.69 percent 25.88 percent 9
1970s 24.04 percent 22.35 percent 25.2 percent 10
1980s 25.76 percent 24.1 percent 28.01 percent 10
1990s 24.4 percent 23.28 percent 27 percent 10
2000s 23.63 percent 22.39 percent 24.88 percent 10
2010s 26.25 percent 24.95 percent 27.35 percent 10
2020s 27.35 percent 27.35 percent 27.35 percent 4

Countries ranked near Cuba

  1. 56 Georgia 27.92 percent compare
  2. 57 Nigeria 27.64 percent compare
  3. 58 Nicaragua 27.36 percent compare
  4. 60 Argentina 27.29 percent compare
  5. 61 Switzerland 27.12 percent compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Cuba?
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Cuba was 27.35 percent in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Cuba?
The highest recorded value was 28.01 percent in 1988.
What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Cuba?
The lowest recorded value was 17.69 percent in 1961.
How does Cuba rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
Cuba ranks 59th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Cuba?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
Unit
percent
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
210 places, 12,094 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).