Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in Cuba
Cuba: Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita was 0.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in Cuba, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Cuba stood at 0.1%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 96.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Cuba peaked at 1.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2025.
Cuba ranks 70th of 227 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.
Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in Cuba, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.6% | — |
| 1992 | 1.6% | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 1.6% | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 1.6% | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 1.5% | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 1.5% | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 1.5% | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 1.5% | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 1.5% | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 1.4% | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 1.9% | +29.4% |
| 2002 | 1.8% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 1.8% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 1.8% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 1.7% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 1.7% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 1.7% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 1.6% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 1.9% | +19.1% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 1.8% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -70.3% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -88.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 0.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -0.0%. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita 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% | 0.5% | 0.1% |
| 2016 | -70.3% | 1.8% | 0.5% |
| 2001 | +29.4% | 1.4% | 1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.4% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 0.5% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 67 Andorra 0.1% compare
- 68 Poland 0.1% compare
- 69 Congo 0.1% compare
- 71 Saudi Arabia 0.1% compare
- 72 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0% compare
- 73 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0% compare
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 vs. gdp per capita in Cuba?
- Annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Cuba was 0.1% 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 vs. gdp per capita recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 2011.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2025.
- How does Cuba rank for annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita?
- Cuba ranks 70th out of 227 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita 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 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 vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.