Pesticide breakdown by type in Cuba
Cuba: Pesticide breakdown by type was 0 tonnes in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0 tonnes
World rank
80th
of 179 countries
All-time high
85 tonnes
in 1990
All-time low
0 tonnes
in 2020
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Pesticide breakdown by type 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
The most recent figure for pesticide breakdown by type in Cuba is 0 tonnes, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticide breakdown by type in Cuba peaked at 85 tonnes in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes, in 2020.
That places Cuba 80th out of 179 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.
Pesticide breakdown by type in Cuba, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 85 tonnes | — |
| 1991 | 84 tonnes | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 83 tonnes | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 80 tonnes | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 77 tonnes | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 73 tonnes | -5.2% |
| 1996 | 70 tonnes | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 66 tonnes | -5.7% |
| 1998 | 63 tonnes | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 57 tonnes | -9.5% |
| 2000 | 53 tonnes | -7.0% |
| 2001 | 49 tonnes | -7.5% |
| 2002 | 43 tonnes | -12.2% |
| 2003 | 39 tonnes | -9.3% |
| 2004 | 38 tonnes | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 40 tonnes | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 37 tonnes | -7.5% |
| 2007 | 28 tonnes | -24.3% |
| 2008 | 19 tonnes | -32.1% |
| 2009 | 11 tonnes | -42.1% |
| 2010 | 5 tonnes | -54.5% |
| 2011 | 2 tonnes | -60.0% |
| 2012 | 1 tonnes | -50.0% |
| 2013 | 1 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0 tonnes | -100.0% |
| 2021 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 2022 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 2023 | 0 tonnes | — |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 0 tonnes is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2 tonnes. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pesticide breakdown by type 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 | -100.0% | 1 tonnes | 0 tonnes |
| 2011 | -60.0% | 5 tonnes | 2 tonnes |
| 2010 | -54.5% | 11 tonnes | 5 tonnes |
| 2012 | -50.0% | 2 tonnes | 1 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.8 tonnes | 57 tonnes | 85 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.7 tonnes | 11 tonnes | 53 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5 tonnes | 1 tonnes | 5 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 80 Andorra 0 tonnes
- 80 Anguilla 0 tonnes
- 80 Antigua and Barbuda 0 tonnes
- 80 Argentina 0 tonnes compare
- 80 Armenia 0 tonnes compare
- 80 Aruba 0 tonnes compare
- 80 Austria 0 tonnes compare
- 80 Bahrain 0 tonnes compare
- 80 Barbados 0 tonnes compare
- 80 Belgium 0 tonnes compare
- 80 Belize 0 tonnes compare
- 80 Bhutan 0 tonnes compare
- 80 British Virgin Islands 0 tonnes compare
- 80 Bulgaria 0 tonnes compare
- 80 Burundi 0 tonnes
- 80 Cayman Islands 0 tonnes compare
- 80 Central African Republic 0 tonnes
- 80 Colombia 0 tonnes compare
- 80 Cook Islands 0 tonnes
- 80 Costa Rica 0 tonnes compare
- 80 Cote d'Ivoire 0 tonnes
- 80 Cyprus 0 tonnes
- 80 Dominican Republic 0 tonnes compare
- 80 Ecuador 0 tonnes compare
- 80 Egypt 0 tonnes compare
- 80 Ethiopia 0 tonnes compare
- 80 Falkland Islands 0 tonnes
- 80 Faroe Islands 0 tonnes
- 80 Finland 0 tonnes
- 80 France 0 tonnes compare
- 80 French Polynesia 0 tonnes compare
- 80 Ghana 0 tonnes
- 80 Greece 0 tonnes compare
- 80 Greenland 0 tonnes
- 80 Grenada 0 tonnes compare
- 80 Guam 0 tonnes
- 80 Guyana 0 tonnes
- 80 Honduras 0 tonnes compare
- 80 Iceland 0 tonnes
- 80 India 0 tonnes compare
- 80 Ireland 0 tonnes
- 80 Israel 0 tonnes
- 80 Jordan 0 tonnes compare
- 80 Kazakhstan 0 tonnes compare
- 80 Kiribati 0 tonnes
- 80 Laos 0 tonnes compare
- 80 Latvia 0 tonnes
- 80 Lithuania 0 tonnes compare
- 80 Luxembourg 0 tonnes
- 80 Madagascar 0 tonnes
- 80 Mali 0 tonnes compare
- 80 Malta 0 tonnes
- 80 Mauritania 0 tonnes
- 80 Mauritius 0 tonnes compare
- 80 Micronesia (country) 0 tonnes
- 80 Moldova 0 tonnes compare
- 80 Montenegro 0 tonnes
- 80 Montserrat 0 tonnes
- 80 Nauru 0 tonnes
- 80 Netherlands 0 tonnes compare
- 80 Netherlands Antilles 0 tonnes compare
- 80 New Caledonia 0 tonnes
- 80 Nicaragua 0 tonnes compare
- 80 Niger 0 tonnes
- 80 Niue 0 tonnes
- 80 Norfolk Island 0 tonnes
- 80 Northern Mariana Islands 0 tonnes
- 80 Pakistan 0 tonnes
- 80 Palau 0 tonnes
- 80 Panama 0 tonnes compare
- 80 Paraguay 0 tonnes compare
- 80 Peru 0 tonnes compare
- 80 Pitcairn 0 tonnes
- 80 Portugal 0 tonnes compare
- 80 Rwanda 0 tonnes compare
- 80 Saint Helena 0 tonnes
- 80 Saint Lucia 0 tonnes
- 80 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 tonnes compare
- 80 Samoa 0 tonnes
- 80 Sao Tome and Principe 0 tonnes
- 80 Saudi Arabia 0 tonnes compare
- 80 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0 tonnes
- 80 Slovakia 0 tonnes compare
- 80 Slovenia 0 tonnes compare
- 80 Solomon Islands 0 tonnes
- 80 Sri Lanka 0 tonnes compare
- 80 Sweden 0 tonnes
- 80 Switzerland 0 tonnes compare
- 80 Togo 0 tonnes compare
- 80 Tokelau 0 tonnes
- 80 Tonga 0 tonnes
- 80 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 tonnes compare
- 80 Tuvalu 0 tonnes
- 80 United Kingdom 0 tonnes compare
- 80 United States 0 tonnes compare
- 80 Vatican 0 tonnes
- 80 Wallis and Futuna 0 tonnes
- 80 Yemen 0 tonnes
- 80 Zimbabwe 0 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 pesticide breakdown by type in Cuba?
- Pesticide breakdown by type in Cuba was 0 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 pesticide breakdown by type recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 85 tonnes in 1990.
- What is the lowest pesticide breakdown by type recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes in 2020.
- How does Cuba rank for pesticide breakdown by type?
- Cuba ranks 80th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pesticide breakdown by type rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Pesticide breakdown by type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 34 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Pesticide use, broken down by product type, measured in tonnes of active ingredient.