Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Cuba
Cuba: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 659,390 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Cuba is 659,390 hectares, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Cuba peaked at 671,970 hectares in 2015 and was at its lowest, 379,080 hectares, in 2000.
Cuba ranks 48th of 185 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 | 384,992 hectares | 380,155 hectares | 389,830 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 453,024 hectares | 379,080 hectares | 526,968 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 629,019 hectares | 543,400 hectares | 671,970 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 654,730 hectares | 650,070 hectares | 659,390 hectares | 6 |
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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 forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Cuba?
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Cuba was 659,390 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 671,970 hectares in 2015.
- What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 379,080 hectares in 2000.
- How does Cuba rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- Cuba ranks 48th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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