How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Cuba
Cuba: How have things changed?, per square kilometre was 0.2528 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.2528 metric tons per square kilometre
Change on year
down 12.3%
World rank
158th
of 215 countries
All-time high
2.28 metric tons per square kilometre
in 1986
All-time low
0.2528 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Years of data
59
1965–2023
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Cuba, 1965–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Cuba is 0.2528 metric tons per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 59 years on record.
The figure is down 12.3% on the previous year and down 49.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Cuba peaked at 2.28 metric tons per square kilometre in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.2528 metric tons per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Cuba 158th out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Cuba, year by year
| Year | metric tons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.3825 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 0.4081 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1967 | 0.6143 metric tons per square kilometre | +50.5% |
| 1968 | 0.6169 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.7348 metric tons per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 1970 | 0.973 metric tons per square kilometre | +32.4% |
| 1971 | 1.18 metric tons per square kilometre | +21.6% |
| 1972 | 1.3 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1973 | 1.4 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1974 | 1.53 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1975 | 1.34 metric tons per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1976 | 1.81 metric tons per square kilometre | +35.0% |
| 1977 | 1.72 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1978 | 1.98 metric tons per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1979 | 1.43 metric tons per square kilometre | -27.9% |
| 1980 | 1.74 metric tons per square kilometre | +21.3% |
| 1981 | 1.53 metric tons per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 1982 | 1.82 metric tons per square kilometre | +18.5% |
| 1983 | 1.85 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 1.86 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 2.05 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1986 | 2.28 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1987 | 2 metric tons per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 1988 | 2.15 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1989 | 1.79 metric tons per square kilometre | -17.0% |
| 1990 | 1.75 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 1.59 metric tons per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 1992 | 1.04 metric tons per square kilometre | -34.6% |
| 1993 | 0.9098 metric tons per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 1994 | 0.875 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 0.9538 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1996 | 1.13 metric tons per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 1997 | 1.06 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1998 | 0.9157 metric tons per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 1999 | 0.9387 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.9429 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.7475 metric tons per square kilometre | -20.7% |
| 2002 | 0.5605 metric tons per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5732 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.5616 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4779 metric tons per square kilometre | -14.9% |
| 2006 | 0.5149 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 0.6296 metric tons per square kilometre | +22.3% |
| 2008 | 0.6144 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.6097 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.5206 metric tons per square kilometre | -14.6% |
| 2011 | 0.4558 metric tons per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 2012 | 0.4548 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.4959 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5416 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2015 | 0.5542 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.5071 metric tons per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 2017 | 0.5083 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.4937 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.4399 metric tons per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 2020 | 0.4469 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.3923 metric tons per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2883 metric tons per square kilometre | -26.5% |
| 2023 | 0.2528 metric tons per square kilometre | -12.3% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 0.2528 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8393 metric tons per square kilometre, 30% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 0.2528 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.1 metric tons per square kilometre, 23% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5513 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.3825 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.7348 metric tons per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1970s | 1.47 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.973 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.98 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.91 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.53 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.28 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.12 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.875 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.75 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6232 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.4779 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.9429 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4972 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.4399 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.5542 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3451 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.2528 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.4469 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 155 Guam 0.2616 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 156 Equatorial Guinea 0.2577 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 157 Zimbabwe 0.2563 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 159 Hungary 0.2453 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 160 Puerto Rico 0.2435 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 161 Northern Mariana Islands 0.2229 metric tons per square kilometre compare
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 how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Cuba?
- How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Cuba was 0.2528 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 2.28 metric tons per square kilometre in 1986.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2528 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Cuba rank for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
- Cuba ranks 158th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is how have things changed?, per square kilometre rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
How have things changed? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
How have things changed? ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
How have things changed? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.