Annual afforestation in Cuba
Cuba: Annual afforestation was 320 hectares per year in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Annual afforestation in Cuba, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual afforestation in Cuba is 320 hectares per year, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 98.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual afforestation in Cuba peaked at 25,730 hectares per year in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares per year, in 1990.
Cuba ranks 54th of 106 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Annual afforestation in Cuba, year by year
| Year | hectares per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 hectares per year | — |
| 2000 | 16,440 hectares per year | — |
| 2010 | 25,730 hectares per year | +56.5% |
| 2015 | 0 hectares per year | -100.0% |
| 2020 | 320 hectares per year | — |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 320 hectares per year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 320 hectares per year, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 320 hectares per year is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,520 hectares per year, 21% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 hectares per year | 0 hectares per year | 0 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2000s | 16,440 hectares per year | 16,440 hectares per year | 16,440 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2010s | 12,865 hectares per year | 0 hectares per year | 25,730 hectares per year | 2 |
| 2020s | 320 hectares per year | 320 hectares per year | 320 hectares per year | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More environment data for Cuba
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.278 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -1.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual afforestation in Cuba?
- Annual afforestation in Cuba was 320 hectares per year in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual afforestation recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 25,730 hectares per year in 2010.
- What is the lowest annual afforestation recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares per year in 1990.
- How does Cuba rank for annual afforestation?
- Cuba ranks 54th out of 106 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual afforestation rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 98.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual afforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.