Forest land — Area in Cuba
Cuba: Forest land — Area was 3,622 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Area in Cuba, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — area in Cuba is 3,622 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Cuba peaked at 3,622 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2,312 1000 ha, in 1990.
That places Cuba 93rd out of 249 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Forest land — Area in Cuba, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,312 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 2,351 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 2,389 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 2,428 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 2,467 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 2,506 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 2,544 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 2,583 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 2,622 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 2,660 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 2,699 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 2,750 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 2,801 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 2,852 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 2,903 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 2,954 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 3,005 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 3,056 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 3,107 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 3,158 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 3,209 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 3,271 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 3,333 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 3,395 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 3,457 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 3,519 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 3,537 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 3,556 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 3,574 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 3,593 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 3,611 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 3,614 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 3,616 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 3,618 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 3,620 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 3,622 1000 ha | +0.1% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 3,622 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,330 1000 ha, 1.6× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 3,622 1000 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 650.58 1000 ha, 5.6× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,486 1000 ha | 2,312 1000 ha | 2,660 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,929 1000 ha | 2,699 1000 ha | 3,158 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,445 1000 ha | 3,209 1000 ha | 3,593 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,617 1000 ha | 3,611 1000 ha | 3,622 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 90 Uzbekistan 3,894 1000 ha compare
- 91 Côte d'Ivoire 3,774 1000 ha compare
- 91 Cote d'Ivoire 3,774 1000 ha compare
- 94 Chad 3,611 1000 ha compare
- 95 Guatemala 3,536 1000 ha compare
- 96 Kazakhstan 3,521 1000 ha 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in Cuba?
- Forest land — area in Cuba was 3,622 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 3,622 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,312 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Cuba rank for forest land — area?
- Cuba ranks 93rd out of 249 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — 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, published as part of Forest land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.