Forest area in Cuba
Cuba: Forest area was 31.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Forest area in Cuba, 1990–2023
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in % of land area.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area in Cuba is 31.2%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Cuba peaked at 31.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 19.2%, in 1990.
That places Cuba 106th out of 213 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Forest area in Cuba, year by year
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 19.2% | — |
| 1991 | 19.5% | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 19.9% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 20.2% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 20.6% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 20.9% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 21.3% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 21.6% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 22.0% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 22.3% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 22.7% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 23.1% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 23.8% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 24.3% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 24.8% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 25.2% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 25.7% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 26.1% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 26.6% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 27.1% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 27.5% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 27.9% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 28.4% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 29.6% | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 30.1% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 30.6% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 31.2% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 31.2% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 31.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 31.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 31.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 31.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 31.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 31.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.7% | 19.2% | 22.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.9% | 22.7% | 27.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.9% | 27.5% | 31.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.2% | 31.2% | 31.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More agriculture & rural data for Cuba
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -19.64 % change on previous year (2020)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0276 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 265.29 current US$ per person (2020)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6522 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2277 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.2% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.5% (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Cuba?
- Forest area in Cuba was 31.2% in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 31.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.2% in 1990.
- How does Cuba rank for forest area?
- Cuba ranks 106th out of 213 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Forest area (% of land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 34 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Forest area (% of land area) is the share of total land area that is 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.