Cuba's forest cover rose from 20.6 % in 1994 to 31.2 % in 2023.
Cuba · Environment
Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.
10 indicators · 9 with data
Land
Cuba's forest area rose from 22,088 km in 1994 to 32,420 km in 2023.
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
% of land area
120th of 213 · 26th in Latin America
Cuba's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) rose from 12.4 % in 2013 to 15.6 % in 2025.
Cuba's agricultural land (% of land area) fell from 62.3 % in 1994 to 61.7 % in 2023.
Cuba's arable land (% of land area) fell from 34.3 % in 1994 to 28.0 % in 2023.
Air
Cuba's air pollution (pm2.5) fell from 11.5 in 1994 to 9.4 in 2023.
Water
Cuba's water stress rose from 13.7 % in 1995 to 18.3 % in 2022.
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita
cubic metres per person
76th of 181 · 20th in Latin America
Cuba's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita fell from 3,516 in 1993 to 3,447 in 2022.
Access
Cuba's safe sanitation rose from 38.3 % in 2000 to 45.9 % in 2024.
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These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Cuba.
- Safe drinking waterNo data