Insecticide use in Cuba
Cuba: Insecticide use was 105 tonnes in 2023. ▼ Falling
Insecticide use in Cuba, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2023, insecticide use in Cuba stood at 105 tonnes.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 82.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticide use in Cuba peaked at 980 tonnes in 1994 and was at its lowest, 104 tonnes, in 2022.
That places Cuba 125th out of 211 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Insecticide use in Cuba, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 966 tonnes | — |
| 1991 | 968 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 971 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 976 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 980 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 976 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 954 tonnes | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 913 tonnes | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 864 tonnes | -5.4% |
| 1999 | 760 tonnes | -12.0% |
| 2000 | 687 tonnes | -9.6% |
| 2001 | 627 tonnes | -8.7% |
| 2002 | 550 tonnes | -12.3% |
| 2003 | 520 tonnes | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 538 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 604 tonnes | +12.3% |
| 2006 | 613 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 576 tonnes | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 571 tonnes | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 568 tonnes | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 567 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 567 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 575 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 585 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 592 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 588 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 510 tonnes | -13.3% |
| 2017 | 435 tonnes | -14.7% |
| 2018 | 329 tonnes | -24.4% |
| 2019 | 266 tonnes | -19.1% |
| 2020 | 178 tonnes | -33.1% |
| 2021 | 128 tonnes | -28.1% |
| 2022 | 104 tonnes | -18.8% |
| 2023 | 105 tonnes | +1.0% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 105 tonnes is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 339.5 tonnes, 31% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 105 tonnes is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 492 tonnes, 21% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Insecticide use 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -33.1% | 266 tonnes | 178 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 932.8 tonnes | 760 tonnes | 980 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 585.4 tonnes | 520 tonnes | 687 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 501.4 tonnes | 266 tonnes | 592 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 128.75 tonnes | 104 tonnes | 178 tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 122 Kyrgyzstan 113 tonnes compare
- 123 Czechia 109 tonnes compare
- 124 Senegal 107 tonnes compare
- 126 Sierra Leone 99 tonnes compare
- 127 East Timor 92 tonnes compare
- 127 French Polynesia 92 tonnes 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 insecticide use in Cuba?
- Insecticide use in Cuba was 105 tonnes in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest insecticide use recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 980 tonnes in 1994.
- What is the lowest insecticide use recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 104 tonnes in 2022.
- How does Cuba rank for insecticide use?
- Cuba ranks 125th out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
- Is insecticide use rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 82.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Insecticide use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual quantity of insecticides used in agriculture, measured as the tonnes of active ingredient per year.