Nitrogen fertiliser use in Cuba

Farmers in Cuba used 1.5 kg of nitrogen fertiliser per hectare of cropland in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1961.

Measure: Nitrogen fertiliser use per hectare of cropland Unit: Kg of nitrogen (N) per hectare of cropland Data: 1961 to 2024 Source: FAOSTAT
The latest value carries the source flag “Estimate”.
Cuba, 2024 1.5e (Estimate) Kg of nitrogen (N) per hectare of cropland
Change from 2023 −2.0% 2023: 1.5 kg/ha
World, 2024 71.3 kg/hae (Estimate) Official aggregate
Position in 2024 178th of 192 See the full ranking

Nitrogen fertiliser use in Cuba over time

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Kg of nitrogen (N) per hectare of cropland. Source: FAO, FAOSTAT. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Nitrogen fertiliser use per hectare of cropland (kg of nitrogen (N) per hectare of cropland), 2000 to 2024
Period CubaWorld
2024 1.5 kg/hae (Estimated value) 71.3 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2023 1.5 kg/hae (Estimated value) 70.7 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2022 4.2 kg/hae (Estimated value) 69.0 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2021 11.2 kg/hae (Estimated value) 71.5 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2020 11.2 kg/hae (Estimated value) 72.9 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2019 11.2 kg/hae (Estimated value) 69.1 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2018 11.2 kg/hae (Estimated value) 69.2 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2017 14.8 kg/hae (Estimated value) 70.1 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2016 14.1 kg/hae (Estimated value) 69.0 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2015 17.7 kg/hae (Estimated value) 68.4 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2014 22.3 kg/hae (Estimated value) 69.6 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2013 19.7 kg/hae (Estimated value) 69.1 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2012 16.8 kg/hae (Estimated value) 68.2 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2011 15.1 kg/hae (Estimated value) 68.4 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2010 15.0 kg/hae (Estimated value) 66.4 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2009 3.5 kg/hae (Estimated value) 63.9 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2008 8.5 kg/hae (Estimated value) 62.5 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2007 8.9 kg/hae (Estimated value) 63.7 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2006 10.9 kg/hae (Estimated value) 61.6 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2005 7.1 kg/hae (Estimated value) 59.6 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2004 9.7 kg/hae (Estimated value) 59.4 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2003 5.2 kg/hae (Estimated value) 58.1 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2002 15.1 kg/hae (Estimated value) 56.5 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2001 27.4 kg/hae (Estimated value) 54.8 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2000 18.4 kg/hae (Estimated value) 54.2 kg/hae (Estimated value)

Flags: e Estimated value . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of −2.0% from 1.5 kg/ha in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 22.3 kg/ha, the figure has changed by −93.5%.
  • Among the 192 countries with data for 2024, Cuba has the 178th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 71.3 kg/ha.

Source and dates

Original producer
FAOSTAT
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, FAOSTAT
Dataset or series code
RFN · dataset details · view at source
Selection
Item Code=3102 Element Code=5159
Observation period
1961 to 2024 for Cuba
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (FAO statistical database terms)
Attribution
Source: FAO, FAOSTAT. Licence: CC BY 4.0