Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (annual % growth) in Cuba
Cuba: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (annual % growth) was -20.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Cuba, 1971–2024
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
Cuba recorded -20.5% for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in 2024.
That represents a change of down 45.2% on the previous year and down 1,014.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Cuba peaked at 19.5% in 1981 and was at its lowest, -24.0%, in 1991.
Cuba ranks 196th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (annual % growth) in Cuba, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 8.6% | — |
| 1972 | 4.8% | -43.7% |
| 1973 | 3.5% | -28.4% |
| 1974 | 1.0% | -70.3% |
| 1975 | 9.4% | +819.4% |
| 1976 | 5.4% | -43.2% |
| 1977 | 8.8% | +63.6% |
| 1978 | 6.7% | -23.3% |
| 1979 | 1.2% | -81.5% |
| 1980 | -5.3% | -526.6% |
| 1981 | 19.5% | -466.2% |
| 1982 | 9.6% | -50.7% |
| 1983 | 5.9% | -38.4% |
| 1984 | 8.3% | +40.5% |
| 1985 | -2.2% | -126.1% |
| 1986 | 1.5% | -170.4% |
| 1987 | 2.2% | +43.2% |
| 1988 | 3.4% | +57.5% |
| 1989 | 0.4% | -87.6% |
| 1990 | -8.7% | -2142.5% |
| 1991 | -24.0% | +174.5% |
| 1992 | -10.3% | -57.0% |
| 1993 | -22.7% | +120.3% |
| 1994 | -4.9% | -78.4% |
| 1995 | 4.1% | -183.4% |
| 1996 | 17.5% | +325.5% |
| 1997 | 2.3% | -86.6% |
| 1998 | -14.1% | -704.4% |
| 1999 | 11.6% | -182.4% |
| 2000 | 9.1% | -21.5% |
| 2001 | 0.9% | -90.2% |
| 2002 | -2.5% | -382.2% |
| 2003 | 2.4% | -195.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | -91.3% |
| 2005 | -11.6% | -5690.7% |
| 2006 | -6.0% | -48.1% |
| 2007 | 18.0% | -398.4% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | -96.5% |
| 2009 | -0.2% | -132.3% |
| 2010 | -5.9% | +2777.7% |
| 2011 | 4.3% | -173.1% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | -83.8% |
| 2013 | 4.7% | +572.2% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | -52.2% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | +10.9% |
| 2016 | 5.8% | +133.3% |
| 2017 | -1.4% | -124.2% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | -289.3% |
| 2019 | -11.0% | -511.1% |
| 2020 | -22.9% | +109.1% |
| 2021 | -13.2% | -42.5% |
| 2022 | -6.1% | -53.7% |
| 2023 | -14.1% | +131.6% |
| 2024 | -20.5% | +45.2% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's -20.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.1%. (58 countries reporting)
- Cuba's -20.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.0%. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (annual % growth) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -5690.7% | 0.2% | -11.6% |
| 2010 | -2777.7% | -0.2% | -5.9% |
| 1990 | -2142.5% | 0.4% | -8.7% |
| 1975 | +819.4% | 1.0% | 9.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.5% | 1.0% | 9.4% | 9 |
| 1980s | 4.3% | -5.3% | 19.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | -4.9% | -24.0% | 17.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | -11.6% | 18.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | -11.0% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | -15.4% | -22.9% | -6.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More economy & growth data for Cuba
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2016)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0 units per person (2016)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2016)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0 units per person (2016)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1969)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2016)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 0 units per person (2016)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1969)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2016)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per capita 0 units per person (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Cuba?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Cuba was -20.5% in 2024, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 19.5% in 1981.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was -24.0% in 1991.
- How does Cuba rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Cuba ranks 196th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1,014.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing corresponds to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 01-03 and includes the exploitation of vegetal and animal natural resources, comprising the activities of growing of crops, raising and breeding of animals, harvesting of timber and other plants, animals or animal products from a farm or their natural habitats.Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.