Breakdown of habitable land area in Cuba
Cuba: Breakdown of habitable land area was 202,970 hectares in 2019. ▲ Rising
Breakdown of habitable land area in Cuba, 2015–2019
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for breakdown of habitable land area in Cuba is 202,970 hectares, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 20.4% over five years.
Cuba ranks 66th of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Breakdown of habitable land area in Cuba, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 168,550 hectares | — |
| 2016 | 173,630 hectares | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 168,750 hectares | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 195,180 hectares | +15.7% |
| 2019 | 202,970 hectares | +4.0% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 202,970 hectares is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74,495 hectares, 2.7× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 202,970 hectares is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 42,730 hectares, 4.8× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Cuba
More reference data data for Cuba
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.529 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0696 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9214 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3791 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is breakdown of habitable land area in Cuba?
- Breakdown of habitable land area in Cuba was 202,970 hectares in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 202,970 hectares in 2019.
- What is the lowest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 168,550 hectares in 2015.
- How does Cuba rank for breakdown of habitable land area?
- Cuba ranks 66th out of 235 countries with data for 2019.
- 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 Breakdown of habitable land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 5 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.