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Deforestation tables and charts for Cuba

Deforestation data for Cuba , 1990-2005. Cuba 's data is derived from the FAO.

Forest Cover (hectares): 2,713,000
Forest Cover (as % of total land area): 24.7
Other wooded land (hectares): 260000
Other land with tree cover (hectares): 257,000
Total land area (hectares): 11,086,000

Forest Area

Classification Area Annual change rate Total change
Period 1990 2000 2005 1990-2000 1990-2000 2000-2005 2000-2005 1990-2005 1990-2005 1990s vs 2000s
Units ha ha ha ha % ha % ha % %
Total forest area 2,058,000 2,435,000 2,713,000 38000 1.7 56000 2.2 655,000 31.83 29.41
Other wooded land 254000 264000 260000 1,000 0.39 -800 -0.3 6,000 2.36 -176.97
Primary forests - - 0
Plantations 347000 342000 394000 -500 -0.14 10,400 3.04 47000 13.5 -2210.4




Chart: Forest cover in Cuba, 1990-2005
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Chart: Other wooded land cover in Cuba, 1990-2005
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All data derived from the Forest Resources Assessment and the State of the World's Forests published by the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (F.A.O)




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