Cuba vs Guatemala: Forest area
Cuba
3.62 million hectares
in 2025
Guatemala
3.54 million hectares
in 2025
Cuba rank
82nd
Guatemala rank
84th
Forest area over time
- Cuba
- Guatemala
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 3.62 million hectares against 3.54 million hectares in Guatemala, a difference of 86,730 hectares.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Guatemala ahead.
Cuba ranks 82nd and Guatemala ranks 84th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 1 and Guatemala in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.49 million hectares | 4.57 million hectares | 2.08 million hectares | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 2.93 million hectares | 4.01 million hectares | 1.09 million hectares | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 3.44 million hectares | 3.68 million hectares | 238,099 hectares | Guatemala |
| 2020s | 3.62 million hectares | 3.57 million hectares | 48,280 hectares | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Cuba or Guatemala?
- Cuba, at 3.62 million hectares against 3.54 million hectares in Guatemala as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Cuba and Guatemala?
- 86,730 hectares, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Guatemala?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Cuba and Guatemala rank globally for forest area?
- Cuba ranks 82nd and Guatemala ranks 84th of 235 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 Forest area. 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.