Change forest area share total in Cuba
Cuba: Change forest area share total was 0.0605 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Change forest area share total in Cuba, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change forest area share total in Cuba is 0.0605, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 96.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change forest area share total in Cuba peaked at 1.89 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0605, in 2025.
Cuba ranks 71st of 228 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Change forest area share total in Cuba, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.65 | — |
| 1992 | 1.62 | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 1.59 | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 1.57 | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 1.54 | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 1.52 | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 1.5 | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 1.48 | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 1.45 | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 1.43 | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 1.86 | +29.4% |
| 2002 | 1.82 | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 1.79 | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 1.76 | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 1.73 | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 1.7 | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 1.67 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 1.64 | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 1.62 | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 1.59 | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 1.89 | +19.1% |
| 2012 | 1.86 | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 1.82 | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 1.79 | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 1.76 | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.5226 | -70.3% |
| 2017 | 0.5199 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.5172 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.5145 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.5119 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0606 | -88.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0606 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0605 | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0605 | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.0605 | -0.1% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 0.0605 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -0.0134. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change forest area share total in Cuba changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -88.2% | 0.5119 | 0.0606 |
| 2016 | -70.3% | 1.76 | 0.5226 |
| 2001 | +29.4% | 1.43 | 1.86 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.55 | 1.45 | 1.65 | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.7 | 1.43 | 1.86 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.28 | 0.5145 | 1.89 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1358 | 0.0605 | 0.5119 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 68 Andorra 0.0659 compare
- 69 Poland 0.0649 compare
- 70 Congo 0.0641 compare
- 72 Saudi Arabia 0.054 compare
- 73 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0481 compare
- 74 Sao Tome and Principe 0.047 compare
More environment data for Cuba
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.6966 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.267 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 27.94 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change forest area share total in Cuba?
- Change forest area share total in Cuba was 0.0605 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change forest area share total recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 1.89 in 2011.
- What is the lowest change forest area share total recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0605 in 2025.
- How does Cuba rank for change forest area share total?
- Cuba ranks 71st out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change forest area share total rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 96.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Change forest area share total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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