Land area in hectares in Cuba

Cuba: Land area in hectares was 10.38 million hectares in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
10.38 million hectares
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
105th
of 233 countries
All-time high
10.74 million hectares
in 1961
All-time low
10.38 million hectares
in 2017
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Land area in hectares in Cuba, 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.

Analysis

Cuba recorded 10.38 million hectares for land area in hectares in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is down 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in hectares in Cuba peaked at 10.74 million hectares in 1961 and was at its lowest, 10.38 million hectares, in 2017.

Cuba ranks 105th of 233 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 10.74 million hectares 10.74 million hectares 10.74 million hectares 9
1970s 10.74 million hectares 10.74 million hectares 10.74 million hectares 10
1980s 10.74 million hectares 10.74 million hectares 10.74 million hectares 10
1990s 10.74 million hectares 10.74 million hectares 10.74 million hectares 10
2000s 10.66 million hectares 10.64 million hectares 10.74 million hectares 10
2010s 10.48 million hectares 10.38 million hectares 10.69 million hectares 10
2020s 10.38 million hectares 10.38 million hectares 10.38 million hectares 4

Countries ranked near Cuba

  1. 102 Honduras 11.19 million hectares compare
  2. 103 Bulgaria 10.86 million hectares compare
  3. 104 Guatemala 10.72 million hectares compare
  4. 106 Iceland 10.08 million hectares compare
  5. 107 South Korea 9.76 million hectares compare
  6. 108 Liberia 9.63 million hectares compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in hectares in Cuba?
Land area in hectares in Cuba was 10.38 million hectares in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest land area in hectares recorded in Cuba?
The highest recorded value was 10.74 million hectares in 1961.
What is the lowest land area in hectares recorded in Cuba?
The lowest recorded value was 10.38 million hectares in 2017.
How does Cuba rank for land area in hectares?
Cuba ranks 105th out of 233 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area in hectares rising or falling in Cuba?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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 Land area in hectares. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Land area in hectares
Unit
hectares
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 13,636 data points, 1961–2023
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Total land area, measured in hectares. 100 hectares is one square kilometer. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.