Annual change in forest area in Cuba
Cuba: Annual change in forest area was 2,190 hectares in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual change in forest area in Cuba, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, annual change in forest area in Cuba stood at 2,190 hectares. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 96.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area in Cuba peaked at 61,930 hectares in 2011 and was at its lowest, 2,190 hectares, in 2021.
Cuba ranks 46th of 235 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual change in forest area in Cuba, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 38,700 hectares | — |
| 1992 | 38,700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 38,700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 38,700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 38,700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 38,700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 38,700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 38,700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 38,700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 38,700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 51,035 hectares | +31.9% |
| 2002 | 51,035 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 51,035 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 51,035 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 51,035 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 51,035 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 51,035 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 51,035 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 51,035 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 51,035 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 61,930 hectares | +21.3% |
| 2012 | 61,930 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 61,930 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 61,930 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 61,930 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 18,486 hectares | -70.2% |
| 2017 | 18,486 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 18,486 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 18,486 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 18,486 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2,190 hectares | -88.2% |
| 2022 | 2,190 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2,190 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2,190 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2,190 hectares | +0.0% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 2,190 hectares is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -22 hectares. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38,700 hectares | 38,700 hectares | 38,700 hectares | 9 |
| 2000s | 49,802 hectares | 38,700 hectares | 51,035 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 43,463 hectares | 18,486 hectares | 61,930 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,906 hectares | 2,190 hectares | 18,486 hectares | 6 |
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 change in forest area in Cuba?
- Annual change in forest area in Cuba was 2,190 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 61,930 hectares in 2011.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,190 hectares in 2021.
- How does Cuba rank for annual change in forest area?
- Cuba ranks 46th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 96.5%. 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 change in forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.