Poultry production in Cuba
Cuba: Poultry production was 3,900 tonnes in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
3,900 tonnes
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
160th
of 199 countries
All-time high
98,178 tonnes
in 1989
All-time low
3,900 tonnes
in 2023
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Poultry production in Cuba, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2024, poultry production in Cuba stood at 3,900 tonnes. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 88.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry production in Cuba peaked at 98,178 tonnes in 1989 and was at its lowest, 3,900 tonnes, in 2023.
That places Cuba 160th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Poultry production in Cuba, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 20,000 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 22,000 tonnes | +10.0% |
| 1963 | 25,000 tonnes | +13.6% |
| 1964 | 27,000 tonnes | +8.0% |
| 1965 | 30,000 tonnes | +11.1% |
| 1966 | 34,000 tonnes | +13.3% |
| 1967 | 35,000 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 36,000 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 38,000 tonnes | +5.6% |
| 1970 | 40,000 tonnes | +5.3% |
| 1971 | 42,400 tonnes | +6.0% |
| 1972 | 47,200 tonnes | +11.3% |
| 1973 | 52,000 tonnes | +10.2% |
| 1974 | 50,100 tonnes | -3.7% |
| 1975 | 45,360 tonnes | -9.5% |
| 1976 | 49,760 tonnes | +9.7% |
| 1977 | 53,280 tonnes | +7.1% |
| 1978 | 61,280 tonnes | +15.0% |
| 1979 | 64,000 tonnes | +4.4% |
| 1980 | 72,700 tonnes | +13.6% |
| 1981 | 85,882 tonnes | +18.1% |
| 1982 | 63,609 tonnes | -25.9% |
| 1983 | 75,442 tonnes | +18.6% |
| 1984 | 89,705 tonnes | +18.9% |
| 1985 | 95,295 tonnes | +6.2% |
| 1986 | 94,712 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 90,694 tonnes | -4.2% |
| 1988 | 95,226 tonnes | +5.0% |
| 1989 | 98,178 tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 91,300 tonnes | -7.0% |
| 1991 | 89,000 tonnes | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 49,875 tonnes | -44.0% |
| 1993 | 49,394 tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 53,677 tonnes | +8.7% |
| 1995 | 56,724 tonnes | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 58,346 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 61,780 tonnes | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 56,654 tonnes | -8.3% |
| 1999 | 57,899 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 57,197 tonnes | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 54,832 tonnes | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 35,100 tonnes | -36.0% |
| 2003 | 33,696 tonnes | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 35,646 tonnes | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 29,484 tonnes | -17.3% |
| 2006 | 31,200 tonnes | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 33,540 tonnes | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 33,072 tonnes | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 33,228 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 33,618 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 35,412 tonnes | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 35,022 tonnes | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 32,448 tonnes | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 32,994 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 33,462 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 30,576 tonnes | -8.6% |
| 2017 | 29,250 tonnes | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 24,000 tonnes | -17.9% |
| 2019 | 23,000 tonnes | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 24,000 tonnes | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 17,918 tonnes | -25.3% |
| 2022 | 24,000 tonnes | +33.9% |
| 2023 | 3,900 tonnes | -83.8% |
| 2024 | 3,900 tonnes | +0.0% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 3,900 tonnes is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 135,580 tonnes, 3% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 3,900 tonnes is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 112,016 tonnes, 3% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poultry production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -83.8% | 24,000 tonnes | 3,900 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29,667 tonnes | 20,000 tonnes | 38,000 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 50,538 tonnes | 40,000 tonnes | 64,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 86,144 tonnes | 63,609 tonnes | 98,178 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 62,465 tonnes | 49,394 tonnes | 91,300 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 37,700 tonnes | 29,484 tonnes | 57,197 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 30,978 tonnes | 23,000 tonnes | 35,412 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,744 tonnes | 3,900 tonnes | 24,000 tonnes | 5 |
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 poultry production in Cuba?
- Poultry production in Cuba was 3,900 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poultry production recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 98,178 tonnes in 1989.
- What is the lowest poultry production recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,900 tonnes in 2023.
- How does Cuba rank for poultry production?
- Cuba ranks 160th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is poultry production rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 88.2%. 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 Poultry production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Expressed in tonnes.