Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Cuba
Cuba: Share of forest with a long-term management plan was 64.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Cuba, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of forest with a long-term management plan in Cuba stood at 64.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of forest with a long-term management plan in Cuba peaked at 72.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 34.1%, in 1990.
That places Cuba 49th out of 131 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Cuba, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 34.1% | — |
| 2000 | 37.3% | +9.3% |
| 2010 | 50.8% | +36.2% |
| 2015 | 55.6% | +9.3% |
| 2016 | 62.8% | +12.9% |
| 2017 | 62.9% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 66.7% | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 73.2% | +9.8% |
| 2020 | 72.9% | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 64.7% | -11.2% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 64.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.9%, 2.5× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 64.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 25.0%, 2.6× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.1% | 34.1% | 34.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 37.3% | 37.3% | 37.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 62.0% | 50.8% | 73.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 68.8% | 64.7% | 72.9% | 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)
- 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 share of forest with a long-term management plan in Cuba?
- Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Cuba was 64.7% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of forest with a long-term management plan recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 72.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of forest with a long-term management plan recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.1% in 1990.
- How does Cuba rank for share of forest with a long-term management plan?
- Cuba ranks 49th out of 131 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of forest with a long-term management plan rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of forest with a long-term management plan. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan (%).