Daily supply of calories per person in Cuba
Cuba: Daily supply of calories per person was 3,385 kilocalories per day in 2019. ▲ Rising
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 191 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.
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 |
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More reference data data for Cuba
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.4515 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.6529 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.1375 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.5937 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.7811 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
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 191 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.