Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre in Cuba
Cuba: Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre was 0.0003 hectares per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre in Cuba, 2001–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre in Cuba is 0.0003 hectares per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 43.6% on the previous year and down 53.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre in Cuba peaked at 0.0018 hectares per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 hectares per square kilometre, in 2023.
Cuba ranks 128th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre in Cuba, year by year
| Year | hectares per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.0004 hectares per square kilometre | — |
| 2002 | 0.0009 hectares per square kilometre | +99.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0007 hectares per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0008 hectares per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 2005 | 0.001 hectares per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0008 hectares per square kilometre | -21.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0008 hectares per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0015 hectares per square kilometre | +100.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0014 hectares per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0006 hectares per square kilometre | -55.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0009 hectares per square kilometre | +36.8% |
| 2012 | 0.001 hectares per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0007 hectares per square kilometre | -23.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0004 hectares per square kilometre | -45.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0005 hectares per square kilometre | +22.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0016 hectares per square kilometre | +217.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0018 hectares per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0015 hectares per square kilometre | -17.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0005 hectares per square kilometre | -65.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0006 hectares per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0006 hectares per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0006 hectares per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0003 hectares per square kilometre | -43.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre in Cuba changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +217.1% | 0.0005 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0016 hectares per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0009 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0004 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0015 hectares per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.001 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0004 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0018 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0005 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0003 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0006 hectares per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 125 Chile 0.0004 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 126 Angola 0.0004 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 127 Fiji 0.0004 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 129 Peru 0.0003 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 130 Azerbaijan 0.0003 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 131 Colombia 0.0003 hectares per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Cuba
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.529 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0696 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9214 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3791 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre in Cuba?
- Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre in Cuba was 0.0003 hectares per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0018 hectares per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 hectares per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Cuba rank for tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre?
- Cuba ranks 128th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tree cover loss by dominant driver divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Tree cover loss by dominant driver ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Tree cover loss by dominant driver Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Tree cover loss by dominant driver divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.