Daily per capita caloric supply in Cuba
Cuba: Daily per capita caloric supply was 3,385 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Daily per capita caloric supply in Cuba, 1947–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2019, daily per capita caloric supply in Cuba stood at 3,385.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, daily per capita caloric supply in Cuba peaked at 3,476 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2,093, 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 per capita caloric supply in Cuba, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 2,682 | — |
| 1948 | 2,814 | +4.9% |
| 1961 | 2,093 | -25.6% |
| 1962 | 2,166 | +3.5% |
| 1963 | 2,361 | +9.0% |
| 1964 | 2,306 | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 2,319 | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 2,210 | -4.7% |
| 1967 | 2,280 | +3.1% |
| 1968 | 2,387 | +4.7% |
| 1969 | 2,439 | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 2,549 | +4.5% |
| 1971 | 2,715 | +6.5% |
| 1972 | 2,623 | -3.4% |
| 1973 | 2,591 | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 2,808 | +8.4% |
| 1975 | 2,663 | -5.2% |
| 1976 | 2,757 | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 2,720 | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 2,804 | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 2,720 | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 2,902 | +6.7% |
| 1981 | 2,942 | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 3,014 | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 3,065 | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 3,110 | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 3,110 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 3,059 | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 3,063 | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 2,980 | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 3,000 | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 2,912 | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 2,728 | -6.3% |
| 1992 | 2,497 | -8.5% |
| 1993 | 2,317 | -7.2% |
| 1994 | 2,359 | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 2,326 | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 2,451 | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 2,569 | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 2,658 | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 2,906 | +9.3% |
| 2000 | 3,039 | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 3,085 | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 3,164 | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 3,257 | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 3,356 | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 3,263 | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 3,266 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 3,255 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 3,121 | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 3,231 | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 3,251 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 3,308 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 3,313 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 3,275 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 3,316 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 3,361 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 3,476 | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 3,460 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 3,434 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 3,385 | -1.4% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 3,385 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,000, 1.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 3,385 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2,896, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Daily per capita caloric supply 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 | 2,093 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 2,748 | 2,682 | 2,814 | 2 |
| 1960s | 2,284 | 2,093 | 2,439 | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,695 | 2,549 | 2,808 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,024 | 2,902 | 3,110 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,572 | 2,317 | 2,912 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,204 | 3,039 | 3,356 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,358 | 3,251 | 3,476 | 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 per capita caloric supply in Cuba?
- Daily per capita caloric supply in Cuba was 3,385 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest daily per capita caloric supply recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 3,476 in 2016.
- What is the lowest daily per capita caloric supply recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,093 in 1961.
- How does Cuba rank for daily per capita caloric supply?
- Cuba ranks 38th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is daily per capita caloric supply 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Daily per capita caloric supply. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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