Forest area in Cuba
Cuba: Forest area was 3.62 million hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area in Cuba, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area in Cuba is 3.62 million hectares, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Cuba peaked at 3.62 million hectares in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.31 million hectares, in 1990.
Cuba ranks 82nd of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.49 million hectares | 2.31 million hectares | 2.66 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.93 million hectares | 2.70 million hectares | 3.16 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.44 million hectares | 3.21 million hectares | 3.59 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.62 million hectares | 3.61 million hectares | 3.62 million hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 79 Austria 3.90 million hectares compare
- 80 Uzbekistan 3.89 million hectares compare
- 81 Cote d'Ivoire 3.77 million hectares compare
- 83 Chad 3.61 million hectares compare
- 84 Guatemala 3.54 million hectares compare
- 85 Kazakhstan 3.52 million hectares compare
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 forest area in Cuba?
- Forest area in Cuba was 3.62 million hectares 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 forest area recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 3.62 million hectares in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.31 million hectares in 1990.
- How does Cuba rank for forest area?
- Cuba ranks 82nd out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.