Share global forest in Cuba
Cuba: Share global forest was 0.0875 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.0875
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
82nd
of 235 countries
All-time high
0.0875
in 2025
All-time low
0.0532
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Share global forest in Cuba, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 0.0875 for share global forest in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global forest in Cuba peaked at 0.0875 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0532, 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.
Share global forest in Cuba, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0532 | — |
| 1991 | 0.0543 | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0553 | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0563 | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0574 | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0584 | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0595 | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0605 | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0616 | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0626 | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0637 | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.065 | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0662 | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0675 | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0688 | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.07 | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0713 | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0726 | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0738 | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0751 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0764 | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0779 | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0795 | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.081 | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0826 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0842 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0847 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0852 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0857 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0862 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0867 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0869 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.087 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0872 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0873 | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.0875 | +0.2% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 0.0875 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0554, 1.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 0.0875 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0242, 3.6× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0579 | 0.0532 | 0.0626 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0694 | 0.0637 | 0.0751 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0823 | 0.0764 | 0.0862 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0871 | 0.0867 | 0.0875 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 79 Austria 0.0943 compare
- 80 Uzbekistan 0.0941 compare
- 81 Cote d'Ivoire 0.0912 compare
- 83 Chad 0.0872 compare
- 84 Guatemala 0.0854 compare
- 85 Kazakhstan 0.085 compare
More environment data for Cuba
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.6966 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.267 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 27.94 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share global forest in Cuba?
- Share global forest in Cuba was 0.0875 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global forest recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0875 in 2025.
- What is the lowest share global forest recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0532 in 1990.
- How does Cuba rank for share global forest?
- Cuba ranks 82nd out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share global forest rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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