Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in Cuba?

Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Cuba data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Cuba

Name: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Cuba
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Cuba: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area was 67.33 1000 ha in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)

67.33 1000 ha

Change on year

up 2.0%

World rank

94th

of 241 countries

All-time high

67.33 1000 ha

in 2022

All-time low

41.51 1000 ha

in 1992

Years of data

1992–2022

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Cuba, 1992–2022

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

Cuba recorded 67.33 1000 ha for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in 2022. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.

The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Cuba peaked at 67.33 1000 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 41.51 1000 ha, in 1992.

That places Cuba 94th out of 241 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	44.36 1000 ha	41.51 1000 ha	47.5 1000 ha	8
2000s	52.8 1000 ha	48.58 1000 ha	56.87 1000 ha	10
2010s	62.28 1000 ha	57.58 1000 ha	65.16 1000 ha	10
2020s	66.17 1000 ha	65.16 1000 ha	67.33 1000 ha	3

Countries ranked near Cuba

91 Zimbabwe 71.32 1000 ha compare
92 Guatemala 69.72 1000 ha compare
92 Ireland 69.72 1000 ha compare
95 Finland 65.54 1000 ha compare
96 Kyrgyzstan 63.67 1000 ha compare
97 Tajikistan 63.6 1000 ha compare

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More environment data for Cuba

Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 17.94 % (2024)
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 639.1 1000 ha (2024)
Inland waters — Area 608.4 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 27.35 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 44.36 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 2,839 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 10.2 % (2024)
Permanent crops — Area 653 1000 ha (2024)
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 45.44 % (2024)
Arable land — Area 2,909 1000 ha (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Cuba?: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Cuba was 67.33 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Cuba?: The highest recorded value was 67.33 1000 ha in 2022.
What is the lowest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Cuba?: The lowest recorded value was 41.51 1000 ha in 1992.
How does Cuba rank for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area?: Cuba ranks 94th out of 241 countries with data for 2022.
Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in Cuba?: Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cuba data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from CCI_LC
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 270 places, 8,231 data points, 1992–2022
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.