Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Cuba
Cuba: Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0008 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Cuba, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest fires — burned area, per capita in Cuba is 0.0008 ha per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 60.4% on the previous year and up 173.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, per capita in Cuba peaked at 0.002 ha per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per person, in 2019.
Cuba ranks 42nd of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Cuba, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0007 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0007 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0007 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0007 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0007 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0007 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0004 ha per person | -38.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0004 ha per person | -15.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0007 ha per person | +93.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0008 ha per person | +10.6% |
| 2000 | 0.001 ha per person | +19.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0003 ha per person | -63.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0007 ha per person | +106.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 ha per person | -81.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0006 ha per person | +318.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0013 ha per person | +130.4% |
| 2006 | 0.001 ha per person | -24.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0006 ha per person | -41.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0003 ha per person | -49.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0013 ha per person | +356.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0004 ha per person | -69.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0013 ha per person | +226.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0005 ha per person | -61.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0007 ha per person | +37.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0003 ha per person | -58.6% |
| 2015 | 0.001 ha per person | +262.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 ha per person | -77.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0007 ha per person | +221.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 ha per person | -74.7% |
| 2019 | 0 ha per person | -77.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0017 ha per person | +4051.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0007 ha per person | -59.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0003 ha per person | -61.9% |
| 2023 | 0.002 ha per person | +630.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0008 ha per person | -60.4% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 0.0008 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0001 ha per person, 8.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 0.0008 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0002 ha per person, 4.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +4051.0% | 0 ha per person | 0.0017 ha per person |
| 2023 | +630.3% | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.002 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0008 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0013 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0005 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0013 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0011 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.002 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More climate change data for Cuba
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 70.05 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,131 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,149 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 8,982 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 11.88 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 320.8 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,054 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 500.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,554 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.89 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burned area, per capita in Cuba?
- Forest fires — burned area, per capita in Cuba was 0.0008 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 0.002 ha per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per person in 2019.
- How does Cuba rank for forest fires — burned area, per capita?
- Cuba ranks 42nd out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 173.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest fires — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forest fires — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forest fires — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Forest fires — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.