Daily supply of calories per person in Cuba
Cuba: Daily supply of calories per person was 3,385 kilocalories per day in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
3,385 kilocalories per day
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
38th
of 192 countries
All-time high
3,476 kilocalories per day
in 2016
All-time low
2,093 kilocalories per day
in 1961
Years of data
61
1947–2019
Daily supply of calories per person in Cuba, 1947–2019
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilocalories per day.
Analysis
In 2019, daily supply of calories per person in Cuba stood at 3,385 kilocalories per day.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, daily supply of calories per person in Cuba peaked at 3,476 kilocalories per day in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2,093 kilocalories per day, in 1961.
That places Cuba 38th out of 192 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Daily supply of calories per person in Cuba, year by year
| Year | kilocalories per day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 2,682 kilocalories per day | — |
| 1948 | 2,814 kilocalories per day | +4.9% |
| 1961 | 2,093 kilocalories per day | -25.6% |
| 1962 | 2,166 kilocalories per day | +3.5% |
| 1963 | 2,361 kilocalories per day | +9.0% |
| 1964 | 2,306 kilocalories per day | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 2,319 kilocalories per day | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 2,210 kilocalories per day | -4.7% |
| 1967 | 2,280 kilocalories per day | +3.1% |
| 1968 | 2,387 kilocalories per day | +4.7% |
| 1969 | 2,439 kilocalories per day | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 2,549 kilocalories per day | +4.5% |
| 1971 | 2,715 kilocalories per day | +6.5% |
| 1972 | 2,623 kilocalories per day | -3.4% |
| 1973 | 2,591 kilocalories per day | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 2,808 kilocalories per day | +8.4% |
| 1975 | 2,663 kilocalories per day | -5.2% |
| 1976 | 2,757 kilocalories per day | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 2,720 kilocalories per day | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 2,804 kilocalories per day | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 2,720 kilocalories per day | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 2,902 kilocalories per day | +6.7% |
| 1981 | 2,942 kilocalories per day | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 3,014 kilocalories per day | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 3,065 kilocalories per day | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 3,110 kilocalories per day | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 3,110 kilocalories per day | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 3,059 kilocalories per day | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 3,063 kilocalories per day | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 2,980 kilocalories per day | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 3,000 kilocalories per day | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 2,912 kilocalories per day | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 2,728 kilocalories per day | -6.3% |
| 1992 | 2,497 kilocalories per day | -8.5% |
| 1993 | 2,317 kilocalories per day | -7.2% |
| 1994 | 2,359 kilocalories per day | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 2,326 kilocalories per day | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 2,451 kilocalories per day | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 2,569 kilocalories per day | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 2,658 kilocalories per day | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 2,906 kilocalories per day | +9.3% |
| 2000 | 3,039 kilocalories per day | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 3,085 kilocalories per day | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 3,164 kilocalories per day | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 3,257 kilocalories per day | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 3,356 kilocalories per day | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 3,263 kilocalories per day | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 3,266 kilocalories per day | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 3,255 kilocalories per day | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 3,121 kilocalories per day | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 3,231 kilocalories per day | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 3,251 kilocalories per day | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 3,308 kilocalories per day | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 3,313 kilocalories per day | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 3,275 kilocalories per day | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 3,316 kilocalories per day | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 3,361 kilocalories per day | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 3,476 kilocalories per day | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 3,460 kilocalories per day | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 3,434 kilocalories per day | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 3,385 kilocalories per day | -1.4% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 3,385 kilocalories per day is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,000 kilocalories per day, 1.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 3,385 kilocalories per day is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2,896 kilocalories per day, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Daily supply of calories per person 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -25.6% | 2,814 kilocalories per day | 2,093 kilocalories per day |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 2,748 kilocalories per day | 2,682 kilocalories per day | 2,814 kilocalories per day | 2 |
| 1960s | 2,284 kilocalories per day | 2,093 kilocalories per day | 2,439 kilocalories per day | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,695 kilocalories per day | 2,549 kilocalories per day | 2,808 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,024 kilocalories per day | 2,902 kilocalories per day | 3,110 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,572 kilocalories per day | 2,317 kilocalories per day | 2,912 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,204 kilocalories per day | 3,039 kilocalories per day | 3,356 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,358 kilocalories per day | 3,251 kilocalories per day | 3,476 kilocalories per day | 10 |
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 daily supply of calories per person in Cuba?
- Daily supply of calories per person in Cuba was 3,385 kilocalories per day in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest daily supply of calories per person recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 3,476 kilocalories per day in 2016.
- What is the lowest daily supply of calories per person recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,093 kilocalories per day in 1961.
- How does Cuba rank for daily supply of calories per person?
- Cuba ranks 38th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is daily supply of calories per person rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. 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) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Daily supply of calories per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilocalories per person per day. This indicates the calories that are available for consumption, but does not necessarily measure the number of calories actually consumed, since it doesn't factor in consumer waste.