Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Cuba
Cuba: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 34.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
34.9%
World rank
94th
of 219 countries
All-time high
34.9%
in 2025
All-time low
21.5%
in 1990
Years of data
6
1990–2025
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Cuba, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area as a proportion of total land area in Cuba is 34.9%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Cuba peaked at 34.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 21.5%, in 1990.
Cuba ranks 94th of 219 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Cuba, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 21.5% | — |
| 2000 | 25.1% | +16.7% |
| 2010 | 30.1% | +20.0% |
| 2015 | 33.8% | +12.1% |
| 2020 | 34.8% | +2.9% |
| 2025 | 34.9% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.5% | 21.5% | 21.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 25.1% | 25.1% | 25.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 32.0% | 30.1% | 33.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 34.8% | 34.8% | 34.9% | 2 |
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)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 5.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0001 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.4213 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.1726 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -30.35 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in Cuba?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Cuba was 34.9% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 34.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.5% in 1990.
- How does Cuba rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Cuba ranks 94th out of 219 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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