Oil production in Cuba
Cuba: Oil production was 19.36 terawatt-hours in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
19.36 terawatt-hours
Change on year
down 7.0%
World rank
57th
of 220 countries
All-time high
45.17 terawatt-hours
in 2002
All-time low
0 terawatt-hours
in 1900
Years of data
125
1900–2024
Oil production in Cuba, 1900–2024
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 19.36 terawatt-hours for oil production in 2024.
That represents a change of down 7.0% on the previous year and down 44.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil production in Cuba peaked at 45.17 terawatt-hours in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 1900.
That places Cuba 57th out of 220 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Oil production in Cuba, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1901 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1902 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1903 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1904 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1905 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1906 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1907 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1908 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1909 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1910 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1911 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1912 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1913 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1914 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1915 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1916 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1917 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1918 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1919 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1920 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1921 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1922 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1923 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1924 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1925 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1926 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1927 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1928 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1929 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1930 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1931 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1932 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1933 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1934 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1935 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1936 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1937 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1938 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1939 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1940 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1941 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1942 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1943 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1944 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1945 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1946 | 0.1396 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1947 | 0.1977 terawatt-hours | +41.7% |
| 1948 | 0.1512 terawatt-hours | -23.5% |
| 1949 | 0.1047 terawatt-hours | -30.8% |
| 1950 | 0.1744 terawatt-hours | +66.7% |
| 1951 | 0.1512 terawatt-hours | -13.3% |
| 1952 | 0.1744 terawatt-hours | +15.4% |
| 1953 | 0.2442 terawatt-hours | +40.0% |
| 1954 | 0.1628 terawatt-hours | -33.3% |
| 1955 | 0.5931 terawatt-hours | +264.3% |
| 1956 | 0.8257 terawatt-hours | +39.2% |
| 1957 | 0.6629 terawatt-hours | -19.7% |
| 1958 | 0.535 terawatt-hours | -19.3% |
| 1959 | 0.3024 terawatt-hours | -43.5% |
| 1960 | 0.1628 terawatt-hours | -46.2% |
| 1961 | 0.1163 terawatt-hours | -28.6% |
| 1962 | 0.1396 terawatt-hours | +20.0% |
| 1963 | 0.3605 terawatt-hours | +158.3% |
| 1964 | 0.4303 terawatt-hours | +19.4% |
| 1965 | 0.6629 terawatt-hours | +54.1% |
| 1966 | 0.8025 terawatt-hours | +21.1% |
| 1967 | 1.35 terawatt-hours | +68.1% |
| 1968 | 2.3 terawatt-hours | +70.7% |
| 1969 | 2.4 terawatt-hours | +4.0% |
| 1970 | 1.85 terawatt-hours | -22.8% |
| 1971 | 1.4 terawatt-hours | -24.5% |
| 1972 | 1.3 terawatt-hours | -6.7% |
| 1973 | 1.6 terawatt-hours | +23.2% |
| 1974 | 1.95 terawatt-hours | +21.7% |
| 1975 | 2.63 terawatt-hours | +34.5% |
| 1976 | 2.73 terawatt-hours | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 2.98 terawatt-hours | +8.9% |
| 1978 | 2.79 terawatt-hours | -6.3% |
| 1979 | 2.79 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0 terawatt-hours | -100.0% |
| 1981 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1982 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1983 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1984 | 9.6 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1985 | 10.26 terawatt-hours | +6.8% |
| 1986 | 11.63 terawatt-hours | +13.4% |
| 1987 | 10.94 terawatt-hours | -5.9% |
| 1988 | 8.92 terawatt-hours | -18.5% |
| 1989 | 8.89 terawatt-hours | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 8.21 terawatt-hours | -7.7% |
| 1991 | 6.16 terawatt-hours | -25.0% |
| 1992 | 10.97 terawatt-hours | +78.3% |
| 1993 | 13.68 terawatt-hours | +24.7% |
| 1994 | 15.73 terawatt-hours | +15.0% |
| 1995 | 17.78 terawatt-hours | +13.0% |
| 1996 | 17.83 terawatt-hours | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 17.78 terawatt-hours | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 20.52 terawatt-hours | +15.4% |
| 1999 | 25.99 terawatt-hours | +26.7% |
| 2000 | 35.06 terawatt-hours | +34.9% |
| 2001 | 37.48 terawatt-hours | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 45.17 terawatt-hours | +20.5% |
| 2003 | 44.45 terawatt-hours | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 39.09 terawatt-hours | -12.1% |
| 2005 | 34.88 terawatt-hours | -10.8% |
| 2006 | 34.88 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 34.88 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 35.83 terawatt-hours | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 32.99 terawatt-hours | -7.9% |
| 2010 | 36.25 terawatt-hours | +9.9% |
| 2011 | 36.25 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 35.66 terawatt-hours | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 34.88 terawatt-hours | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 34.88 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 33.51 terawatt-hours | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 31.55 terawatt-hours | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 30.09 terawatt-hours | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 29.41 terawatt-hours | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 25.99 terawatt-hours | -11.6% |
| 2020 | 24.97 terawatt-hours | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 23.19 terawatt-hours | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 21.94 terawatt-hours | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 20.81 terawatt-hours | -5.1% |
| 2024 | 19.36 terawatt-hours | -7.0% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 19.36 terawatt-hours is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.13 terawatt-hours, 17.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oil 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | +264.3% | 0.1628 terawatt-hours | 0.5931 terawatt-hours |
| 1963 | +158.3% | 0.1396 terawatt-hours | 0.3605 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1910s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1920s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1930s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0593 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.1977 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.3826 terawatt-hours | 0.1512 terawatt-hours | 0.8257 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.8722 terawatt-hours | 0.1163 terawatt-hours | 2.4 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.2 terawatt-hours | 1.3 terawatt-hours | 2.98 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.02 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 11.63 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.46 terawatt-hours | 6.16 terawatt-hours | 25.99 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.47 terawatt-hours | 32.99 terawatt-hours | 45.17 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.85 terawatt-hours | 25.99 terawatt-hours | 36.25 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.06 terawatt-hours | 19.36 terawatt-hours | 24.97 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More energy & mining data for Cuba
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.1025 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 30.9% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oil production in Cuba?
- Oil production in Cuba was 19.36 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest oil production recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 45.17 terawatt-hours in 2002.
- What is the lowest oil production recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 1900.
- How does Cuba rank for oil production?
- Cuba ranks 57th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oil production rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Oil production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours. Includes crude oil, condensates, natural gas liquids, and other liquid fuels.