Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Cuba
Cuba: Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0.2116 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Cuba, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Cuba stood at 0.2116 ha per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 627.6% on the previous year and up 179.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Cuba peaked at 0.2116 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0045 ha per square kilometre, in 2019.
Cuba ranks 18th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Cuba, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0737 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0737 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0737 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0737 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0737 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0737 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0452 ha per square kilometre | -38.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0384 ha per square kilometre | -14.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0746 ha per square kilometre | +94.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0828 ha per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0992 ha per square kilometre | +19.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0359 ha per square kilometre | -63.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0749 ha per square kilometre | +108.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0143 ha per square kilometre | -80.9% |
| 2004 | 0.06 ha per square kilometre | +319.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1384 ha per square kilometre | +130.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1044 ha per square kilometre | -24.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0613 ha per square kilometre | -41.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0308 ha per square kilometre | -49.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1406 ha per square kilometre | +356.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0424 ha per square kilometre | -69.8% |
| 2011 | 0.138 ha per square kilometre | +225.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0538 ha per square kilometre | -61.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0756 ha per square kilometre | +40.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0313 ha per square kilometre | -58.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1131 ha per square kilometre | +261.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0251 ha per square kilometre | -77.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0809 ha per square kilometre | +222.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0204 ha per square kilometre | -74.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0045 ha per square kilometre | -77.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1879 ha per square kilometre | +4041.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0767 ha per square kilometre | -59.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0291 ha per square kilometre | -62.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2116 ha per square kilometre | +627.6% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 0.2116 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.004 ha per square kilometre, 52.7× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 0.2116 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0048 ha per square kilometre, 43.9× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Burned Area, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +4041.2% | 0.0045 ha per square kilometre | 0.1879 ha per square kilometre |
| 2023 | +627.6% | 0.0291 ha per square kilometre | 0.2116 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0683 ha per square kilometre | 0.0384 ha per square kilometre | 0.0828 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.076 ha per square kilometre | 0.0143 ha per square kilometre | 0.1406 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0585 ha per square kilometre | 0.0045 ha per square kilometre | 0.138 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1263 ha per square kilometre | 0.0291 ha per square kilometre | 0.2116 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 15 Guinea-Bissau 0.3331 ha per square kilometre compare
- 16 Canada 0.3129 ha per square kilometre compare
- 17 Bahamas 0.2739 ha per square kilometre compare
- 19 Cameroon 0.2046 ha per square kilometre compare
- 20 Madagascar 0.1997 ha per square kilometre compare
- 21 Greece 0.1976 ha per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Cuba?
- Forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Cuba was 0.2116 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2116 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0045 ha per square kilometre in 2019.
- How does Cuba rank for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Cuba ranks 18th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 179.9%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest fires — Burned Area 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.
Forest fires — Burned Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Forest fires — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Forest fires — Burned Area 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.