Colombia vs Cuba: Annual afforestation
Colombia
140 hectares per year
in 2020
Cuba
320 hectares per year
in 2020
Colombia rank
57th
Cuba rank
54th
Annual afforestation over time
- Colombia
- Cuba
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 320 hectares per year against 140 hectares per year in Colombia, a difference of 180 hectares per year.
That makes Cuba's figure about 2.3 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 57th and Cuba ranks 54th of 106 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 2 and Cuba in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Cuba | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,870 hectares per year | 0 hectares per year | 6,870 hectares per year | Colombia |
| 2000s | 24,800 hectares per year | 16,440 hectares per year | 8,360 hectares per year | Colombia |
| 2010s | 12,675 hectares per year | 12,865 hectares per year | 190 hectares per year | Cuba |
| 2020s | 140 hectares per year | 320 hectares per year | 180 hectares per year | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual afforestation, Colombia or Cuba?
- Cuba, at 320 hectares per year against 140 hectares per year in Colombia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual afforestation between Colombia and Cuba?
- 180 hectares per year, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Cuba?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Colombia and Cuba rank globally for annual afforestation?
- Colombia ranks 57th and Cuba ranks 54th of 106 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual afforestation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Afforestation is the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding on land that, until then, was not classified as forest.