Cuba vs Nicaragua: Forest area
Cuba
32,420 sq. km
in 2023
Nicaragua
31,075 sq. km
in 2023
Cuba rank
87th
Nicaragua rank
89th
Forest area over time
- Cuba
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 32,420 sq. km against 31,075 sq. km in Nicaragua, a difference of 1,345 sq. km.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Cuba ranks 87th and Nicaragua ranks 89th of 214 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22,276 sq. km | 59,493 sq. km | 37,217 sq. km | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 26,586 sq. km | 48,543 sq. km | 21,956 sq. km | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 31,315 sq. km | 38,917 sq. km | 7,602 sq. km | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 32,420 sq. km | 32,575 sq. km | 155.3 sq. km | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Cuba or Nicaragua?
- Cuba, at 32,420 sq. km against 31,075 sq. km in Nicaragua as of 2023.
- What is the difference in forest area between Cuba and Nicaragua?
- 1,345 sq. km, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Nicaragua?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Cuba and Nicaragua rank globally for forest area?
- Cuba ranks 87th and Nicaragua ranks 89th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.