Annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Cuba
Cuba: Annual deforestation as a share of forest area was 0.0% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Cuba, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 0.0% for annual deforestation as a share of forest area in 2020. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Over the whole period, annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Cuba peaked at 0.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
Cuba ranks 78th of 105 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
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More environment data for Cuba
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 35.99 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.28 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 6.42 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0301 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.4188 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0276 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 11.76 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0173 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0062 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 4.84 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Cuba?
- Annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Cuba was 0.0% 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 deforestation as a share of forest area recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest annual deforestation as a share of forest area recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Cuba rank for annual deforestation as a share of forest area?
- Cuba ranks 78th out of 105 countries with data for 2020.
- 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 deforestation as a share of forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual deforestation as share of forest area represents the yearly percentage of forest area lost due to deforestation relative to the total forest area.