The national territory of Cuba covers an area of 10,988,600 hectares, of which the agricultural area is equivalent to 60.2% (6,619,500 hectares). At the end of 2009, the cultivated area reached 2,988,500 hectares (45.1% of the agricultural area). Currently, 65% of the total soils in Cuba are affected by different degradation processes and around 76.8% have limiting factors to produce food, as a result of almost 5 centuries of irrational and unsustainable exploitation. More than 40% of Cuban soils are affected by erosion and if it refers to potential erosion, that percentage rises to 56%.