Sweet potato production in Cuba
Cuba: Sweet potato production was 237,790 tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sweet potato 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
Cuba recorded 237,790 tonnes for sweet potato production in 2024.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and down 53.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potato production in Cuba peaked at 594,378 tonnes in 2016 and was at its lowest, 142,000 tonnes, in 1961.
Cuba ranks 33rd of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 225,133 tonnes | 142,000 tonnes | 250,000 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 259,800 tonnes | 230,000 tonnes | 316,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 184,319 tonnes | 149,967 tonnes | 228,077 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 217,814 tonnes | 180,100 tonnes | 275,041 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 402,369 tonnes | 302,448 tonnes | 503,400 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 459,353 tonnes | 311,900 tonnes | 594,378 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 271,442 tonnes | 231,269 tonnes | 318,485 tonnes | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potato production in Cuba?
- Sweet potato production in Cuba was 237,790 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 sweet potato production recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 594,378 tonnes in 2016.
- What is the lowest sweet potato production recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 142,000 tonnes in 1961.
- How does Cuba rank for sweet potato production?
- Cuba ranks 33rd out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potato production rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Sweet potato production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Sweet potato production is measured in tonnes.