Forest land — Share in Land area in Cuba
Cuba: Forest land — Share in Land area was 34.88 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Share in Land area in Cuba, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 34.88 % for forest land — share in land area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Cuba peaked at 34.88 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21.53 %, in 1990.
Cuba ranks 106th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.15 % | 21.53 % | 24.77 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.47 % | 25.13 % | 29.67 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.89 % | 30.15 % | 34.61 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.83 % | 34.79 % | 34.88 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More environment data for Cuba
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 17.94 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 639.1 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 608.4 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 27.35 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 44.36 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 2,839 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 10.2 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 653 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 45.44 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 2,909 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — share in land area in Cuba?
- Forest land — share in land area in Cuba was 34.88 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 34.88 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.53 % in 1990.
- How does Cuba rank for forest land — share in land area?
- Cuba ranks 106th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in land area rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. 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 — Share in 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.