Plantains production in Cuba
In 2024 Cuba produced 501,125 t of plantains, the 15th largest in the world (1.12% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 21%. The record was 797,200 t in 2003. Area harvested: 69,733 ha, yield 7.2 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 501,125 t
- World rank
- 15 of 51
- 10-year change
- −21%
- Record
- 797,200 t
- 2003
Plantains in Cuba, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Cuba compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 1.1%
- 1.8% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 7.2
- world 6.2 (+16%)
- kg per person
- 45.6
- world 5.46
- 10-year change
- −21%
- world +29%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Venezuela | 586,315 | 1.3% |
| 14 | Tanzania | 581,006 | 1.3% |
| 15 | Cuba | 501,125 | 1.1% |
| 16 | Bolivia | 491,744 | 1.1% |
| 17 | Malawi | 397,654 | 0.89% |
Map of world production of plantains
Share of the world total; Cuba is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 501,125 | +43% | 69,733 | 7.19 |
| 2023 | 351,520 | −48% | 59,586 | 5.90 |
| 2022 | 672,516 | +8.7% | 64,833 | 10.37 |
| 2021 | 618,565 | +4.1% | 69,631 | 8.88 |
| 2020 | 594,374 | −17% | 63,811 | 9.31 |
| 2019 | 715,586 | +3.8% | 69,949 | 10.23 |
| 2018 | 689,319 | −4.2% | 61,546 | 11.20 |
| 2017 | 719,391 | +0.2% | 64,103 | 11.22 |
| 2016 | 718,069 | +9.5% | 63,985 | 11.22 |
| 2015 | 655,726 | +3.6% | 58,534 | 11.20 |
| 2014 | 632,968 | +25% | 56,302 | 11.24 |
| 2013 | 508,164 | −26% | 55,181 | 9.21 |
| 2012 | 689,504 | +18% | 63,097 | 10.93 |
| 2011 | 585,000 | +20% | 66,377 | 8.81 |
| 2010 | 485,800 | +14% | 92,055 | 5.28 |
| 2009 | 425,000 | −11% | 73,385 | 5.79 |
| 2008 | 477,400 | −21% | 60,217 | 7.93 |
| 2007 | 605,000 | +14% | 74,097 | 8.16 |
| 2006 | 532,283 | +9.9% | 74,342 | 7.16 |
| 2005 | 484,487 | −36% | 76,781 | 6.31 |
| 2004 | 761,400 | −4.5% | 89,025 | 8.55 |
| 2003 | 797,200 | +52% | 93,648 | 8.51 |
| 2002 | 523,000 | −20% | 81,320 | 6.43 |
| 2001 | 649,938 | +12% | 81,479 | 7.98 |
| 2000 | 579,313 | +39% | 81,182 | 7.14 |
| 1999 | 417,533 | +10% | 70,105 | 5.96 |
| 1998 | 378,100 | +3.7% | 67,769 | 5.58 |
| 1997 | 364,700 | −17% | 76,960 | 4.74 |
| 1996 | 439,000 | +54% | 70,479 | 6.23 |
| 1995 | 285,000 | +7.5% | 68,068 | 4.19 |
| 1994 | 265,000 | 0.0% | 65,266 | 4.06 |
| 1993 | 265,000 | −22% | 55,255 | 4.80 |
| 1992 | 341,058 | +138% | 61,531 | 5.54 |
| 1991 | 143,102 | +11% | 37,127 | 3.85 |
| 1990 | 129,000 | +19% | 34,000 | 3.79 |
| 1989 | 108,829 | −24% | 30,000 | 3.63 |
| 1988 | 142,435 | +21% | 28,200 | 5.05 |
| 1987 | 118,051 | −33% | 24,200 | 4.88 |
| 1986 | 177,185 | +23% | 25,100 | 7.06 |
| 1985 | 143,482 | −17% | 21,600 | 6.64 |
| 1984 | 171,910 | +51% | 24,400 | 7.05 |
| 1983 | 113,734 | +43% | 20,900 | 5.44 |
| 1982 | 79,760 | −8.2% | 17,300 | 4.61 |
| 1981 | 86,869 | −2.3% | 15,200 | 5.72 |
| 1980 | 88,914 | +5.6% | 8,900 | 9.99 |
| 1979 | 84,198 | −14% | 10,700 | 7.87 |
| 1978 | 98,150 | +15% | 7,776 | 12.62 |
| 1977 | 85,543 | −5.0% | 9,390 | 9.11 |
| 1976 | 90,061 | +11% | 6,660 | 13.52 |
| 1975 | 81,394 | −11% | 7,781 | 10.46 |
| 1974 | 91,724 | −18% | 9,501 | 9.65 |
| 1973 | 111,515 | −5.2% | 9,555 | 11.67 |
| 1972 | 117,686 | +156% | 7,969 | 14.77 |
| 1971 | 45,952 | +49% | 5,427 | 8.47 |
| 1970 | 30,804 | −67% | 5,254 | 5.86 |
| 1969 | 94,349 | +17% | 3,805 | 24.80 |
| 1968 | 80,311 | +37% | 5,428 | 14.80 |
| 1967 | 58,633 | −18% | 8,522 | 6.88 |
| 1966 | 71,855 | +6.1% | 9,500 | 7.56 |
| 1965 | 67,742 | −15% | 9,200 | 7.36 |
| 1964 | 79,256 | +11% | 10,000 | 7.93 |
| 1963 | 71,705 | +12% | 9,800 | 7.32 |
| 1962 | 64,218 | +7.0% | 9,100 | 7.06 |
| 1961 | 60,000 | — | 8,600 | 6.98 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of plantains in Cuba?
Cuba produced 501,125 t in 2024, 1.1% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Cuba rank in the world for production of plantains?
Cuba ranked 15th of 51 countries in 2024. The largest producer was Uganda with 26.5% of the world total.
How has the production of plantains in Cuba changed?
It fell by 21% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +29% for the world. The record was 797,200 t in 2003.
What is the yield of plantains in Cuba?
7.2 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (501,125 t from 69,733 ha), against a world average of 6.2 t/ha.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for Cuba is imputed by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.