Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita in Cuba
Cuba: Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita was 44 percent in 2021. ▼ Falling
Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita in Cuba, 2001–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 44 percent for share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Cuba peaked at 48 percent in 2002 and was at its lowest, 44 percent, in 2009.
Cuba ranks 84th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita in Cuba, year by year
| Year | percent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 46 percent | — |
| 2002 | 48 percent | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 48 percent | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 47 percent | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 47 percent | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 47 percent | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 46 percent | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 45 percent | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 44 percent | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 44 percent | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 44 percent | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 44 percent | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 45 percent | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 47 percent | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 47 percent | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 46 percent | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 46 percent | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 45 percent | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 44 percent | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 44 percent | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 44 percent | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.44 percent | 44 percent | 48 percent | 9 |
| 2010s | 45.2 percent | 44 percent | 47 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 44 percent | 44 percent | 44 percent | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 82 Papua New Guinea 45 percent compare
- 82 South Africa 45 percent compare
- 84 Guatemala 44 percent compare
- 86 Central African Republic 43 percent compare
- 86 Honduras 43 percent compare
- 86 Ukraine 43 percent compare
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 share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Cuba?
- Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Cuba was 44 percent in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 48 percent in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 44 percent in 2009.
- How does Cuba rank for share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita?
- Cuba ranks 84th out of 182 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A high share of calories from cereals, roots and tubers typically represents lower dietary diversity. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.